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12th Grade
01/21/2014

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encouraging
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giving someone support or confidence; supportive
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enthusiastic
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having or showing intense and eager enjoyment, interest, or approval
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envious
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feeling or showing envy
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esoteric
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intended for or likely to be understood by only a small number of people with a specialized knowledge or interes
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euphoric
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characterized by or feeling intense excitement and happiness
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excited
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very enthusiastic and eager;
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explosive
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tending to get angry very easily
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exuberant
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very lively, happy, or energetic : filled with energy and enthusiasm;existing in large amounts : very plentiful
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facetious
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used to describe speech that is meant to be funny but that is usually regarded as annoying, silly, or not proper
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fearful
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feeling fear;showing or caused by fear;very bad or extreme
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feminine
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of or belonging to the class of words (called a gender) that ordinarily includes most of the words referring to females
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flippant
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lacking proper respect or seriousness
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flirtatous
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feeling or showing a sexual attraction for someone that is usually not meant to be taken seriously
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foreboding
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a feeling that something bad is going to happen
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frantic
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feeling or showing a lot of fear and worry;having a lot of wild and hurried activity
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