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vocab 2.4
vocab 2.4
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10th Grade
11/27/2011
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pusillanimous
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cowardly
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putrid
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foul, rotten
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pyromaniac
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person with insane desire to set things on fire
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quack
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Charlton , impostor
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quaff
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drink with relish
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quail
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cower, loose heart
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qualms
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misgivings
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quandary
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dilemma
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quay
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dock, landing place
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quell
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put down, quiet
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querulous
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fretful
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quibble
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equivocate, play on words
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quiescent
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at rest, dormant
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quietude
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tranquility
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rapacious
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excessively grasping, plundering
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rapprochement
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reconciliation
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rarefied
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made less dense
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ratiocination
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reasoning, act of drawing conclusions from premise
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quintessence
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purest and highest embodiment
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quip
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taunt
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quirk
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startling twist
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qui vive
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wide awake
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quixotic
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idealistic but impractical
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ragamuffin
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person wearing tattered clothing
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ramification
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branching out, subdivision
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ramp
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slope
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rampant
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rearing up hind legs
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rancid
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having odor of stale fat
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rancor
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bitterness, hatred
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rant
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rave, speak
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recontaminate
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coutnercharges
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rectify
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correct
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recumbent
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reclining, lying
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recuperate
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recover
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rationalize
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reason
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raucous
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harsh and shrill
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ravage
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plunder
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recluse
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hermit
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reconcile
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make friendly after quarrel
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