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Mrs.Bickel
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11th Grade
03/13/2014
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abjectly
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miserably
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annihilation
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complete destruction
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aperture
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a narrow opening
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apoplectic
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overcome with anger
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asunder
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split into separate parts
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atoned
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made up for mistake
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bestial
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animal-like
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carapace
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protective outer covering
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compunction
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regret: remorse
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diadems
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jeweled headbands or crowns
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flaccid
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weak
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flagrantly
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purposefully
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galvanic
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electrical
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geniality
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making deliberate movements
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ignominy
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loss of dignity and honor
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impunity
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exemption from punishment
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ineradicably
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permanently
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inexorable
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unstoppable
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innocuous
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harmless
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intrinsically
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essentially
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irresolute
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unable to make decisions
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lecherous
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lewd ( crud and offensive in a sexual way)
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luminous
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emitting light
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malice
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hatred
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maudlin
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exaggerated
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moribund
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dying; stagnant
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odious
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hateful
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pallid
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pale
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parody
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an imitation making fun of someone or something
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peritoneum
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membrane lining the abdomen
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plaintively
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with sadness
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postulates
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claims that are believed to be true
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provocation
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the act of provoking someone or something
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quaffing
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drinking heavily or with enjoyment
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reciprocated
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gave something in return
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reparation
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to make amends
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resonance
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the effect of something beyond its surface
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ruminating
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"chewing" something over
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scullion
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a kitchen assistant
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sententiously
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heartily expressing repeated sayings or maxims
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simian
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of or like monkeys or apes
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solecism
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a mistake
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sublime
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excellent
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surreptitious
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secret
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venerable
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worthy of respect
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wheedled
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coaxed; persuaded
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apathy
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lack of feelings or emotion
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antipathy
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strong feeling of aversion or dislike
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pathology
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precise study and diagnoses of a disease
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bathometer
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an instrument to measure water depth
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heliotherapy
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therapy involving sunlight exposure
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hematology
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the study of blood and blood-producing organs
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anemia
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deficiency in the hemoglobin of red blood cells that results in weaknesses
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hemorrhage
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excess bleeding
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hemicycle
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semi- circular arrangement or structure
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logorrhea
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excessive talking
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static
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stationary
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energy
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the capacity for work
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prognosticate
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to foreshadow or portend
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hemophile
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someone who has excessive bleeding
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agnostic
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one who believes it is impossible to know if there is a God
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anarchy
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lack of control because of the government
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archaeology
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the study of bones
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demography
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study of statics
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heterogeneous
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different kind
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homogeneous
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same kind
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gynarchy
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rule by women only
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oligarchy
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ruled by few
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endemic
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disease only found in a certain area
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misogynist
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a person who hates women
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diagonal
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joining of two opposite corners (square, circle)
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