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11th Grade
02/28/2011

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ironic
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the use of words to express something other than the literal meaning the differenca between the expected results of a sequence of events and what actually occured
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ghoulish
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gruesome,ghastly,macabbre
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farcical
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laughtly inept;ludicrous; absurd
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reticent
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to keep silent; restrianed in expression
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obsequious
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fawning,servile;flattering;submissive
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earnest
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serious and sincere
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virtuous
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honorable ;moral;upright
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wretched
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miserible; pitiful
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acerbic
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biting;acid;barbed;sharp
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nostalgic
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reflective;homesick;with desire for the past
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egostical
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prideful;self-center;narcissistic
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patronizing
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condescending;full of yourself;demeaning
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scathing
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mocking;derisive;contemptuous
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satiric
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sarcastic; witty but scorning; ridiculing
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irrevent
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poking fun at fun thing or people usually worshipped
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impassioned
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full of feeling for someone or something; excited;ardent
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assertive
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confident,self-assured ,forceful;standing up for your beliefs
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cynical
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contemptously distrustful; believesall human actions are motivated by self interest
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flippant
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lacking proper respect or seriousness
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docile
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passive,quiet,unassuming,obedient
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