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The chocolate war
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11th Grade
03/07/2017

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Enguled
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(Verb): sweep over something naturally so as to surround or cover it completely
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Sinews
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(Noun): a piece of tough fibrous tissue uniting muscle to bone to bone
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Lassitude
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(noun): a state of physical or mental weariness
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Tentatively
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(Adjective): subject to further confirmation
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Benevolently
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(Adverb): well-meaning and kindly
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Languidly
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(adjective): slow and relaxed
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Subtle
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(Adjective): so delicate or precise as to be difficult to analyze or describe
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Intricacies
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(noun): details, especially of an involved or perplexing subject
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Leprosy
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(Noun): a contagious disease that affects the skin, causing discoloration and lumps on the skin
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Skirmishing
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(adverb): engaging in an episode of irregular or unpremeditated fighting
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Surreptitiously
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(adverb):in a way that attempts to avoid notice or attention
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Deftly
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(adverb): in a way that is neatly skillful and quick in movement.
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Contemputous
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(adjective): showing contempt
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Ingratiating
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(adjective): intend to gain approval or favor
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Incapacitated
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(adjective): deprived of strength or power
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Feigning
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(Verb): pretend to be affected by
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Audacity
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(Noun): rude or disrespectful behavior, impudence
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Solitary
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(Adjective): done or existing alone
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Exulated
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(Verb): show or feeling of triumphant elation or jubilation
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Spellbound
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(Verb): hold the complete attention of (someone) as though by magic; fascinate.
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Irrevocable
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(Adjective): not able to be changed, reversed, or recovered; final.
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Caricature
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(Noun): a picture, description, or imitation of a person or thing in which certain striking characteristics are exaggerated in order to create a comic or grotesque effect.
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Sacrilegious
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(Adjective): involving or committing a violation/misuse of what is regarded as sacred
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Superimposed
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(Verb): place or lay over another, typically so that both are still evident.
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Caliber
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(Noun): the quality of someones character or the level of someones ability
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Edifice
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(Noun): a building, especially a large, imposing one.
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Skepticism
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(Noun): doubt as to the truth of something
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Pandemonium
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(Noun): wild noisy disorder or confusion; uproar
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Tumultuous
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(Adjective): making a loud, confused noise;uproarious
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Annihilating
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(Verb): destroy utterly; obliterate
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Rangy
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(Adjective): tall and slim with long, slender limbs
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Raucous
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(Adjective): making or constituting a disturbingly harsh and loud noise
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Askew
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(Adjective, Adverb): not in a straight or level position
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Adulation
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(Noun): excessive admiration or praise
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Rectory
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(Noun): a house that belongs to ( in the Episcopal Church) a member of the clergy who has charge of a parish
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Tenements
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(Noun): a room or a set of rooms forming a separate residence within a house or block of apartments
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Discrepancies
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(Noun): a lack of compatibility or similarity between two or more facts
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Bantering
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(Verb): talk or exchange remarks in a good-humored teasing way
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