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11th Grade
08/25/2012
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capricious
 Definition
on a whim, random (capris)
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devoid
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lacking
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cosseted
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coddle/pamper
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ingenuous
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naive
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aggravate
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make worse
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ingenious
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smart
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truculent
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cruel/savage
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assiduous
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working your "ass" off
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reticent
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hesitant
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fallible
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able to prove wrong
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mercurial
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always changing
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convoluted
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mixed up
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clairvoyant
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all-seeing (fortune-teller)
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enervate
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to weaken 

"vate" is negative
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laconic
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short/clever reply
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prolific
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make a lot of 

(proliferate)
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deter
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stop/hinder

(detour)
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candor --> candid
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truthful
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disdain
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disgust/beneath
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innocuous
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harmless
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innocent
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not to blame
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innoculate
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protected against
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facetious
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joking/ not truth
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nihilistic
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only my world matters
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detritus
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garbage (remains)
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didatic
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intended to instruct

(dictate)
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baroque
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over the top
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quixotic
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don-quijote?
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phlegmatic
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lazy 

(couch potato)
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raiment
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special garment
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pliant
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able to mold
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corrosive
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damaging

(acid-wear)
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detrimental
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harmful/wasteful
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avest
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prevent/limit
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deceptive
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intended to decieve/deception
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censor
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cover up
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pathos
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emotion
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antipathies
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opposite emotions/dislikes
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censured
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judge/blame
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soliloquy
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solo dialogue
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litigate
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to sue/to take to court
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mincing
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mixing together
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tacit
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secret/suggested
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salutary
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healthful 

(salad)
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pinnacle
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point/peak on a mountain 
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presage
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pre sentiment/ see the future
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ornery
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stubborn
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onerous
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heavy/burdensome
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arbitrary
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whatever your gut feeling is
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substantiate
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to give substance to 

(make real)
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appropriate
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make your own
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corroborate
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to prove
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expurgate
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get rid of
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concourse
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pathway
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beguiled
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bewitched/charmed
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enamored
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made in love with
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amorous
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love-filled
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placid
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peaceful/calm
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placate
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to calm down
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ambivalent
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seeing both values
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ambidextrous
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both sides easy use
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riveting
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holding your attention
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grandiose
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larger than life
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voracious
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hungry
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verify
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checking truthness
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veracity
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truthness
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burgeoning
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growing/explode
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solicit
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buy/sell

(get from somebody)
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implicit
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hidden meaning
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explicit
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obvious/super true
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speculate
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predict future
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attest
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believe it to be true
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testify
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truth, as you know it
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forestall 
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head off/prevent
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pedestrian
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common/everyday

 
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banal
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beneath you/boring
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prevaricate
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to lie
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ephemeral
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short-lived
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dexterity
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move easily
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cacaphonic
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bad sound
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sanctimonious
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false holiness
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sophistry
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false wisdom
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supplant
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replace/replant
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patron
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artist-supporter
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zeal
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intensity
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wane
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melting away
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amiable 
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amy=friendly 
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mollify
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molly=calm
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dismay
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unhappiness
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libertarian
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believe in liberty/freedom
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wax
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growing..
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affluent
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wealthy
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munificent
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giver to city
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remedy
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fix
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sycophant
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flatter for control
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obsequious
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to flatter
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jocular
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joking
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filial
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family
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vitriolic
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oil of vitriol
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iconoclastic
 Definition
destroyers of icons
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