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11th Grade
10/16/2012

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adept
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skilled
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stolid
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impassive/stubborn

solid/statue

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terse
Definition
give consice and short answers(negative)
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augmented
Definition

to add to

boob job

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duplicity
Definition

to deceive

two faced

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cavalier
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disresectful

overly casual

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irascible
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wake up on the wrong side of the bed

always mad

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ambivalent
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unsure

uncommitted

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laud
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to praise

applaud

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mendacity
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outright lying

deception

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obtuse
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dull

(opposite of acute:sharp)

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tangential
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off topic
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germinate
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to sproute
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benevolence
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desire to do good to others
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apprehension
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anticipation of adversity or misfortune; suspicion or fear offuture trouble or evil.
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equanimity
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mental or emotional stability or composure, especially undertension or strain; calmness; equilibrium.
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indifference
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the lack of difference
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belligerent
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warlike; given to waging war.
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aggrandized
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to widen in scope; increase in size or intensity; enlarge;extend.
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derided
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to laugh at in scorn or contempt; scoff or jeer at; mock.
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corroboration
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to make more certain; confirm: 
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innocuousness
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not harmful or injurious; harmless:
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disdaining
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to look upon or treat with contempt; despise; scorn.
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candor
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the state or quality of being frank, open, and sincere inspeech or expression
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purporting
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to present, especially deliberately, the appearance of being;profess or claim, often falsely:
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endeavoring
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to exert oneself to do or effect something; make an effort; strive:
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mincing
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(of the gait, speech, behavior, etc.) affectedly dainty, nice, or elegant.
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prolific
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producing offspring, young, fruit, etc., abundantly; highly fruitful
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deter
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to discourage or restrain from acting or proceeding
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proliferation
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the growth or production of cells by multiplication of parts.
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arduous
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requiring great exertion; laborious; difficult
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transient
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not lasting, enduring, or permanent; transitory.
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tenacious
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holding fast; characterized by keeping a firm hold (often followed by of
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perfunctory
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performed merely as a routine duty; hasty and superficial
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prosaic
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commonplace or dull; matter-of-fact or unimaginative
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tacit
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understood without being openly expressed; implied
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assuaged
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to make milder or less severe; relieve; ease; mitigate
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commensurate
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having the same measure; of equal extent or duration.
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dubious
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doubtful; marked by or occasioning doubt
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steadfast
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fixed in direction; steadily directed
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fervent
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having or showing great warmth or intensity of spirit, feeling, enthusiasm, etc.; ardent
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cumbersome
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burdensome; troublesome.
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belie
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to show to be false; contradict
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ambivalence
Definition
uncertainty or fluctuation, especially when caused by inability to make a choice or by a simultaneous desire to say or do two opposite or conflicting things
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petulance
Definition
moved to or showing sudden, impatient irritation, especially over some trifling annoyance: a petulant toss of the head.
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compunction
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a feeling of uneasiness or anxiety of the conscience caused by regret for doing wrong or causing pain; contrition; remorse.
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vindication
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defense; excuse; justification
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solicitous
Definition
anxious or concerned (usually followed by about, for, etc., or a clause)
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elucidate
Definition
to make lucid or clear; throw light upon; explain
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vacillating
Definition
not resolute; wavering; indecisive; hesitating
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galvanize
Definition
electricity, especially as produced by chemical action.
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deleterious
Definition
injurious to health
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quell
Definition
to suppress; put an end to; extinguish
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mitigating
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to lessen in force or intensity, as wrath, grief, harshness, or pain; moderate.
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antipathies
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a natural, basic, or habitual repugnance; aversion.
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subterfuge
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an artifice or expedient used to evade a rule, escape a consequence, hide something, etc.
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ascertained
Definition
to find out definitely; learn with certainty or assurance; determine
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paragon
Definition
a model or pattern of excellence or of a particular excellence: a paragon of virtue. Synonyms: ideal, standard, epitome, quintessence; example, exemplar, paradigm
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interminable
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incapable of being terminated; unending
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insatiable
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not satiable; incapable of being satisfied or appeased
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banal
Definition
devoid of freshness or originality; hackneyed; trite
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flippantly
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frivolously disrespectful, shallow, or lacking in seriousness; characterized by levity
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hackneyed
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made commonplace or trite; stale; banal
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incredulous
Definition
not credulous; disinclined or indisposed to believe; skeptical
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vociferous
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crying out noisily; clamorous.
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obstreperous
Definition
resisting control or restraint in a difficult manner; unruly.
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magnanimous
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generous in forgiving an insult or injury; free from petty resentfulness or vindictiveness
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enigmatic
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a puzzling or inexplicable occurrence or situation
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fastidious
Definition
excessively particular, critical, or demanding; hard to please:
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ornithology
Definition
the branch of zoology that deals with birds.
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iconoclast
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a person who attacks cherished beliefs, traditional institutions, etc., as being based on error or superstition
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aesthete
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a person who has or professes to have refined sensitivity toward the beauties of art or nature
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allocate
Definition
to set apart for a particular purpose; assign or allot
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dilapidated
Definition
reduced to or fallen into partial ruin or decay, as from age, wear, or neglect.
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diminutive
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small; little; tiny
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aerate
Definition
to expose to the action or effect of air or to cause air to circulate through
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onerous
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burdensome, oppressive, or troublesome; causing hardship:
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venal
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willing to sell one's influence, especially in return for a bribe; open to bribery; mercenary
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frugal
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economical in use or expenditure; prudently saving or sparing; not wasteful
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quixotic
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extravagantly chivalrous or romantic; visionary, impractical, or impracticable.
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utilitarian
Definition
pertaining to or consisting in utility.
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dearth
Definition
an inadequate supply; scarcity; lack
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zeal
Definition
fervor for a person, cause, or object; eager desire or endeavor; enthusiastic diligence; ardor.
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dilettantes
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a person who takes up an art, activity, or subject merely for amusement, especially in a desultory or superficial way; dabbler.
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ubiquitous
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u·biq·ui·tous
   [yoo-bik-wi-tuhs] Show IPA
adjective
existing or being everywhere, especially at the same time; omnipresent
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perfidious
Definition
deliberately faithless; treacherous; deceitful
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egregious
Definition
extraordinary in some bad way; glaring; flagrant
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apocryphal
Definition
of doubtful authorship or authenticity.
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unadorned
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to decorate or add beauty to, as by ornaments
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contrived
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obviously planned or forced; artificial; strained:
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cajolery
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persuasion by flattery or promises; wheedling; coaxing.
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placid
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pleasantly calm or peaceful; unruffled; tranquil; serenely quiet or undisturbed:
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euphonious
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pleasant in sound; agreeable to the ear; characterized by euphony
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