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English
10th Grade
03/14/2011

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Meager
Definition
Lacking in quantity or quality
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Brusqueness
Definition
Abrupt and curt in manner or speech
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Interim
Definition
Is a temporary pause in a line of succession or event
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Abomination
Definition
Anything greatly disliked or abhorred
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Benevolent
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Well meaning and kindly
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Arduous
Definition
Involving or requiring strenuous effort; difficult and tiring
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Poignant
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Evoking a keen sense of sadness or regret
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Clambered
Definition
Climb awkwardly, as if by scrambling
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Revel
Definition
Delight take delight in
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Taut
Definition
Pulled or drawn tight
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Improvident
Definition
Not provident; not providing for the future
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Capricious
Definition
Changeable; "a capricious summer breeze"; "freakish weather"
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Emissary
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Someone sent on a mission to represent the interests of someone else
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Rebuke
Definition
Censure severely or angrily
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Communal
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For or by a group rather than individuals
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Pandemonium
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Chaos: a state of extreme confusion and disorder
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Approbation
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Official approval
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Trifle
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Piddle: waste time; spend one's time idly or inefficiently
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Wily
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Crafty: marked by skill in deception
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Malevolent
Definition
Wishing or appearing to wish evil to others
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