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English
9th Grade
05/20/2011

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Accusatory
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charging of wrondoing
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Amused
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pleased in a lighthearted way
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Angry
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inflamed; extremely upset
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Apathetic
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indifferent due to lack of energy or concern
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Apprehensive
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anxious or fearful about the future
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Authoritative
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official; expert
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Awe
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solemn wonder
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Baffled
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confused; uncertain
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Bantering
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good-natured joking or teasing
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Benevolent
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charitable; inclined to do good
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Bitter
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exhibiting strong animosity as a result of pain or grief
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Burlesque
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broadly comic or satrical imitation of a writing; low comedy
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Callous
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unfeeling, insensitive to feelings of others
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Candid
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frank, outspoken,open, sincere
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Caustic
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intensely sarcastic; stinging; biting
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Ceremonial
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conventionally polite; formal
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Choleric
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hot-tempered; peevish; easily angered
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Clinical
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purely scientific;dispassionately curious; impersonal
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Compassionate
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sympathizing deeply; pitying
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Complimentary
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conveying or expressing praise, commendation or admiration
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Concerned
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worried
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Condemnatory
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expressing negative judgement upon; accusing
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Condescending
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exhibit superiority; snobbish(as though the speaker is of a higher rank intellectually , socially, morally, etc.)
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Confident
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assured; certain; trustful
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Contemplative
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thoughtful; in an attitude of study or reflection on an issue
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Contemptuous
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scournful toward something felt to be worthless; intense disgust
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Contentious
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tending to arguement or strife; quarrelsome
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Conventional
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lacking spontaneity, originality, and/or individuality
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Critical
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finding fault
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Cynical
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questioning the basic sincerity and goodness of people
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