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11th Grade
11/23/2010
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Amorphous
 Definition
Vague, no clear shape
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Blight
 Definition
something that spoils or damages something else
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Compatriots
 Definition
people from the same country
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Deface
 Definition
spoil surface of something in visible manner
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Doughty
 Definition
brave and persistant
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Eschew
 Definition
deliberately avoid using
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Forlorn
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pitifully sad and abandoned/lonely
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Heresy
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belief or opinion against religion
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Inclination
 Definition
urge
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Insolvent
 Definition
unable to pay debts
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Languid
 Definition
slow and relaxed
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Mired
 Definition
involve someone in difficulties
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Obsequious
 Definition
obedient to an excessive degree
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Pervasive
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spreading widely throughout an area or group of people
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Provincial
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concerning a province
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Reticent
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not revealing one's thoughts or feelings readily
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Sonata
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classical composition
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Taut
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tense, tight
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Unravel
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free from complication, begin to fail or collapse
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Wisp
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a small thin piece
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