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Seim Vocabulary 5
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English
11th Grade
09/25/2008

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Adverse
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Adjective - Opposed to; unfavorable; hostile
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Beguile
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Verb - to influence by trickery; mislead; delude
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Castigate
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Verb - To criticize or repremand severely; to punish
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Cathartic
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Noun/Adjective - Cleansing
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Demur
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Verb - To object mildly; to make an objection
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Demure
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Adjective - Characterized by shyness and modesty; reserved
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Emaciated
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Adjective - Excessively thin or weak
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Feasible
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Adjective - Capable of being done; possible
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Harangue
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Noun - A long or intense verbal attack; mean, nasty, or angry speech
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Kiosk
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Noun - A small open booth where things are bought and sold
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Lacerate
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Verb - To rip, maul, tear, mutilate, or mangle
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Magnanimous
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Adjective - Generous in forgiving an insult or injury; free from petty resentfulness or vindictiveness; noble
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Naive
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Adjective - Lacking in worldly experience
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Oblivion
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Noun - The state of being completely forgotten
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Palliate
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Verb - To relieve or lessen without curing; alleviate; to moderate the severity of
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