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12th Grade
09/28/2011
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Degenerate
 Definition
to pretend
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Idyllic
 Definition
having the simplicity or charm of a rural area
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Engender
 Definition
to produce
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Genre
 Definition
kind;sort; literary type
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Agarian
 Definition
related to the land; agricultural
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Cognate
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related by birth
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Innate
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inborn
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Nascent
 Definition
coming into existence
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Transfigure
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to change outwardly
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Fictive
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imaginary
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Feign
 Definition
to pretend
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Fruition
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attainment; realizing a goal
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Parturient
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about to bear young
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Repertory
 Definition
stock of things; theatrical company
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Cogent
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Convincing
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Peregrination
 Definition
journey
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Exigent
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urgent; pressing
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Assay
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to judge; to evaluate; to examine
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Intransigent
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inflexible; not compromising
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Gregarious
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sociable; outgoing
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Incite
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to stir up; to stimulate
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Resuscitate
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to revive
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Solicitous
 Definition
caring; concerned
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Aggregate
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a sum; a mass; to bring together into one mass
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Perturb
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to agitate; to disturb
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Turbulent
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Characterized by disorder
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Turbid
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thick; dense; not clear
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Egregious
 Definition
extraordinary in some bad way
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Alacrity
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cheerful readiness; liveliness
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Celerity
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swiftness; speed
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Vehement
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strongly emotional; passionate
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Pastoral
 Definition
simple; unsophisticated
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Inveigh
 Definition
to protest strongly
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Surmise
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to guess; a guess
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Repast
 Definition
a meal
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Demise
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death or termination
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Remit
 Definition
to send a payment; to pardon
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Fruitless
 Definition
unproductive
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Emblematic
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symbolic
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Diabolical
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wicked - like the devil
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Hyperbole
 Definition
intentional exggeration
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Bucolic
 Definition
charmingly simple
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Episodic
 Definition
occuring every now and then
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Methodical
 Definition
systematic; orderly
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Synod
 Definition
a council - especially for a church
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Rustic
 Definition
relating to the simple, pastoral life
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