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The Awakening
I really dont like Fox...
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11th Grade
09/20/2009
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desultory
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disconnected; random; occuring haphazardly
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apparition
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phantom
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vehemently
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zealous; impassioned
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immutable
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unchanging; incapable of being silenced
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effulgence
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radiance
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imperious
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domineering; overbearing
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wizened
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shriveled up
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plaintive
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melancholy
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desolate
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bare
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banter
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mockery; playful conversation
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flippancy
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sarcasm; rudeness
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pathos
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pity
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reproach
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blame, disapproval
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supercilious
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disdainful
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beneficent
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benevolent
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repose
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tranquility; rest
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invigorating
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exhilarating
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piquant
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punget, spicy, stimulating
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deprecatory
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belittling, disparaging
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cistern
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a receptacle for holding water or other liquid
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pretentious
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pompous
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pretext
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pretense; alleged reason
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sardonically
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sarcastically
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unscrupulous
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unethical
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clamoring
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making a loud noise
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commodious
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ample, large, comfortable
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quadroon
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mulatto; a person with 1/4 negro ancestry
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preposterous
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absurd
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impertinent
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impolite
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pittance
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trifle
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tortuous
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sinuous, winding
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meditative
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contemplative
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countenance
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expression
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languor
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weariness from exertion
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incessantly
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continually; nonstop
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monotonous
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dull, repetitive
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tacit
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implicit, understood
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upbraiding
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reproach, reprimand
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lamenting
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mournful
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dispelling
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dissipating; ridding one's mind of
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imploring
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begging, pleading
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atonement
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redemption, compensation
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prevailed
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surpassed, predominate
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encumbrance
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burden, hindrance
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diminutive
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little; petty
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unamiable
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unpleasant
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impervious
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impenetrable, inaccesible
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amicable
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genial, friendly
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droll
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humorous
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congenial
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agreeable, cordial
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camaraderie
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friendship
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inconsolable
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dolorous, desolate
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prostrating
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stretching out
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vouchsafe
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to give, to bestow
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fathom
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to comprehend
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naiveté
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innocence
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aptitude
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capability
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repulsed
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sickened, nauseated
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remonstrate
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protest
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sonorous
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vibrant, loud, harmonious
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imperative
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essential, crucial
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entreaty
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petition
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impelled
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compelled; urged to action
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tumult
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chaos, turmoil
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abyss
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bottomless pit
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induce
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instigate, urge, bring about
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candor
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frankness
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sporadic
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occasional, infrequent
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gauntlets
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protective gloves; difficult tasks
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paraphernalia
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equipment, accouterments, personal belongings
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effusive
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talkative, profuse
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propensity
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tendency
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manifestation
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revelation
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traversed
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to travel across or through
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enamored
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to inspire with love
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tragedian
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artist, performer, histrionic artist
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exalted
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honorable, highest ranking
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fidelity
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faithfulness
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ardor
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eagerness
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acme
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apex, zenith
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fictitious
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imaginary, not real, false
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dissolution
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disintegration
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good luck
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fox sucks
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