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vocab 7
vocab 7
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10th Grade
04/10/2007
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quandary
 Definition
a state of uncertainty
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rancorous
 Definition
bitter
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realism
 Definition
the tendency to view things as they actually are
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reclamation
 Definition
the claiming back of something taken or given away
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replete
 Definition
completely supplied with something
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rhetoric
 Definition
the ability to use language effectively
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ruse
 Definition
a clever trick
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sanction
 Definition
official permission
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sedentary
 Definition
involving a lot of sitting and little exercise
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serene
 Definition
without worry
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servile
 Definition
too willing to do something demeaning that somebody wants
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slander
 Definition
a false statement
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solvent
 Definition
able to pay debts
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sonorous
 Definition
spoken in an impressive manner
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spurious
 Definition
being different from what it claims to be
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staid
 Definition
settled in habits
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stoic
 Definition
somebody who appears unaffected by emotions
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strategem
 Definition
clever scheme that is designed to deceive others
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subdue
 Definition
to repress feelings
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substantiated
 Definition
established by proof
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superfluous
 Definition
not essential
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suppressed
 Definition
kept from public knowledge
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surreptitiously
 Definition
obtained secretly
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tenacity
 Definition
persistent determination
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tenuous
 Definition
not based on anything significant
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timorous
 Definition
showing fear
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torpor
 Definition
lack of energy
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transient
 Definition
lasting for a short period of time
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transitory
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not permanent
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trepidation
 Definition
fear about the future
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