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Vocab List 6
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11th Grade
12/01/2009
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Banal
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lacking originality
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Debonair
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elegant
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Disproportioanate
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not properly balanced in size, shape, or amount
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Ephermal
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short-lived; occuring only breifly
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Frothy
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foamy
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Hackneyed
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routine; overused
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Lustrous
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radiant; bright
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Menial
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pertaining to work that is appropriate to a servant
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Moderate
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not excessive; reasonable
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Nebulous
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vague;lacking definite form
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Nocturnal
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pertaining to or occuring a night
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Perfunctory
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indifferent; done with little interest or care
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Pious
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religouse; devout
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Potent
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powerful; convincing
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Preposterous
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absurd; ridiculous
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Provincial
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rural; having to do with ares away from metropolises
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Quixotic
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absurdly romantic and unrealistic
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Raucous
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harsh; rough-sounding
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Secondary
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after the first; not primary
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Superfluous
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unnecessary; extra
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