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11th Grade
09/02/2008

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Abase
Definition
To humble or humiliate
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Abash
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To make ashamed/ill at ease. To embarass
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Abate
Definition
To make less in amount, degree, force, reduce (floodwaters)
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bacchanalian
Definition
wild drunken party
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baleful
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harmful or threatening. harm or evil
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cache
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a place in which stores of food, supplies, etc. are hidden. hiding place
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cacophonous
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harsh sounding, out of tune
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dais
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high table in a hall; raised tables
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daunt
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to make afraid or discourage; intimidate
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ebullient
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bubbling, boiling; *compliment*
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Fabricate
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to make, build, construct, etc. esp. by assembling parts
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gainsay
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to deny/contradict
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hackneyed
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made trite and commonplace by overuse; lame
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iconoclast
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anyone opposed to the religious use of images or advocating the destruction of such images; *attacks tradition*
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ignoble
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somebody who's not noble
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jaded
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weary especially of a rich, wealthy lifestyle
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