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8th Grade
03/06/2009
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antedeluvian
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from before the flood
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obsequious
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serviley following
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internecine
 Definition
mutually destructive
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disinter
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unearth
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superannuated
 Definition
obsolete
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recondite
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abstruse
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impecunious
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poor
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disjecta membra
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scattered fragments
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Sinology
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study of China
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axiology
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study of value
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sotto voce
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in a low voice
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forte

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strong point
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opprobrium
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disgrace
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manumission

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release from slavery
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interpolate
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insert
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mollify
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make soft
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mellifluous
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honeyed
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locus classicus
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classical example
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contretemps
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embarrassing mishaps
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fulgeration
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flashing
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