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English
9th Grade
10/13/2007

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reminiscent
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recalling past times (focused on the past)
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restrained
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limited; restricted; suppressed
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reverent
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respectful before something/someone holy or worthy of great respect
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ribald
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crude; offensive; lewd; indescent
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ridiculing
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mocking
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sanguine
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optimistic; cheerful (a mind free from doubt)
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wrathful
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intensely angry
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whimsical
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lightly fanciful; capricious; impulsive (carnival)
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vibrant
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vigorous; energetic; radiant; bright
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urgent
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calling for haste; insistent; extremely important
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sarcastic
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derisive; taunting; ridiculing; sneering
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sardonic
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derisively mocking
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scornful
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filled with extreme indignant contempt; disdainful; refusing or rejecting as wrong/disgraceful (showing strong dislike for something)
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sentimental
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showing tender, gentle, or delicate feelings, but sometime in an excessive way; influenced more by emotion than by reason
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shocked
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amazed; greatly surprised, distressed, disgusted
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sincere
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genuine; without deceit or pretense
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solemn
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deeply earnest; grave (sad, serious, reserve manner of a person)
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somber
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dark, gloomy; earnest and solemn (atmosphere, setting, environment)
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sympathetic
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looking upon with flavor (understanding, compassionate, warm-hearted)
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taunting
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challenging or reproachful in a sarcastic, insulting, or jeering way
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threatening
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challenging; intending hurt or harm
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turgid
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inflated, overblown or pompous; bombastic (haughty behavior, thinks highly of themselves)
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