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Wredt-Vocab-1
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English
10th Grade
09/19/2012
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Taciturnity
 Definition
Quiet, reserved
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Degenerate
 Definition
State of declined
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Capitulating
 Definition
surrendering
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Beleaguered
 Definition
harass
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Colloquially
 Definition
Informal in reference to speech; common
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Wan
 Definition
very pale and sickly
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Arid
 Definition
very dry
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Mute
 Definition
tone down or silent
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Melancholy
 Definition
depression of spirit
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Poigant
 Definition
piercing, incisive, keen; right to the point
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Allusion
 Definition
implied or indirect reference; hinting at something
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Wistful
 Definition
having unfulfilled logning or yearning
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Reticence
 Definition
restraint in speech or reluctant in speech
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Diffusion
 Definition
to spread in all directions
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Eddies
 Definition
a current of air or water moving contrary to the main current
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Obscurity
 Definition
difficult to see or vague
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Querulously
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constantly complaing or whining
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Transparent
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can see through or clear
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Undulations
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a movement resembling wave like motions
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Tenuous
 Definition
barely attached, flimsy
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Declivity
 Definition
downward slope
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Vexed
 Definition
discomfort or distress
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Impudent
 Definition
disrespectful, characterized by inappropriate behavior
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Effrontery
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extreme boldness or audacity
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Demurred
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serious, reserved, coy
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Oblique
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slanting, undirected, evasive, devious, misleading
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Dormant
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inactive or sleeping
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Innocuous
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harmless, doesn't cause injury
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Tinge 
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to add a bit of color, to affect slightly
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