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10th Grade
09/20/2009
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Abashed
 Definition
ashamed or embarassed
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Abhorring
 Definition
detest, hate, loath
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Acerbic
 Definition
harsh, severe
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Ambiguous
 Definition
obscure, indistinct
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Atagnostic
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hostile, unfriendly
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Audacious
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bold, daring, lively, unrestrained
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Belligerent
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warlike
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Benevolent
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goodwill, kindly feelings
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Blithe
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joyous, merry, gay
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Wrathful
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fiercely angry
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Admonitory
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warning
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Histronic
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excessively dramatic or emotional
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Sardonic
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Scornful, mocking, sneering
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Jovial
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gay, full of high spirit
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Exhuberant
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joyously unrestrained
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Pretentious
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claiming or demanding a position/distinction of merit and importance
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Clinical
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relating to a clinic
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Effusive
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marked by the expression of great or excessive emotion or enthusiasm
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Obsequious
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ass-kisser
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Reverent
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profound respect for somebody
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Erudite
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having or showing profound knowledge
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Elusive
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difficult to describe
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Incredulous
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unbelieving
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Patronizing
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to treat others with condescension
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Satiric
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exposing human folly to ridicule
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Facetious
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playful humor, nice sarcasm
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Meditative
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seriously thoughtful, reflective
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Benevolent
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showing kindness
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Didactic
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preachy, instruct too much
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Insipid
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flat, dull, uninteresting
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Pedantic
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overly concerned, academic
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Indignant
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strong displeasure, angry resentful
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Conventional
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ordinary, commonplace
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Restrained
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held back, under control
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Benign
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progressive, kind, not cancerous
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Moralistic
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narrowly and conventionally moral
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Earnest
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serious, firm
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inflammatory
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provoke
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Cynical
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believing the worst
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sentimental
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tender, romantic, or nostalgic feeling or emotion
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Contentious
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argumentative
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Amiable
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happy, kind, disposed to please
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whimsical
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playful, light
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poignant
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arousing thought or action
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Detatched
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separated
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Objective
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undistorted by emotion or personal bias
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frivoulos
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self-indulgent, of little importance
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Somber
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dreary, dull
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Provocative
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serving or tending to provoke, excite, or stimulate
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Fanciful
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not based on fact; unreal
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Condesending
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Assuming a tone of superiority, or a patronizing attitude
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Contemptious
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disdain, scornful,dislike
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Horrific
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horrible, gruesome
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Nostalgic
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unhappy about being away and longing for familiar things or persons
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Zealous
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active interest and enthusiasm
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irreverent
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lack of respect
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Candid
 Definition
blunt
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