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11th Grade
02/25/2008
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blasphemy
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irreverent, profane
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contentious
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quarrelsome
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contempt
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scorn, extreme dislike or disdain
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effrontery
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extreme boldness, audacity
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reproach
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to blame for something, a disgrace
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confound
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to cause one to become confused
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placidly
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peacefully, calmly
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sublime
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exalted, noble, uplifting
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augur
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omen or prophecy
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gaunt
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very thin, emaciated, angular
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adamant
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inflexible, immovable
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begile
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to decieve, to mislead or to persuade with charm
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conciliatory
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reconcile, pacify
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incredulously
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skeptical, disbelieving
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rescinded
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to cancel
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