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English
10th Grade
03/14/2011

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meager
Definition
deficient in quantity or quality
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brusqueness
Definition
abrupt in manner; blunt; rough
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interim
Definition
an intervening time
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abomination
Definition
intense aversion or loathing
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benevolent
Definition
characterized by or expressing goodwill or kindly feelings
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arduous
Definition
requiring great exertion
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poignant
Definition
keenly distressing to the feelings
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clambered
Definition
climb with effort or difficulty.
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revel
Definition
to take great pleasure or delight
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improvident
Definition
neglecting to provide for future needs
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taut
Definition
emotionally or mentally strained or tense
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capricious
Definition
subject to, led by, or indicative of caprice or whim;
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emissary
Definition
a representative sent on a mission or errand
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rebuke
Definition
to express sharp, stern disapproval of; reprove; reprimand
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communal
Definition
used or shared in common by everyone in a group
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pandemonium
Definition
wild uproar or unrestrained disorder
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approbation
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approval; commendation
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trifle
Definition
an article or thing of very little value
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wily
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full of, marked by, or proceeding from wiles
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malevolent
Definition
wishing evil or harm to another or others
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