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Vocab week 9
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9th Grade
11/07/2010
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impresario
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one who presents cultural events, organizer
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extortion
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getting money by threats
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adverse
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unfavorable, harmful
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asset
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a valuable thing to have
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bigot
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a narrow-minded, prejudiced person
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to spill the beans
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to give away a secret
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blatant
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disagreeably loud; very showy
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entourage
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group of attendants
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virulent
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full of hate; harmful; poisonous
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venom
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poison; malice
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spew
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to throw up; to vomit; to eject
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to keep a stiff upper lip
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to be courageous in the face of trouble
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loath
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unwilling; reluctant
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solicit
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to beg or seek earnestly
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astute
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keen; shrewd
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advocate
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to be in favor of; to support
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ineffectual
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not effective
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to have cold feet
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to hesitate because of fear or uncertainty
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scrutinize
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to examine closely
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nefarious
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villainous; vicious
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amicable
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friendly; peaceful
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vexatious
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annoying
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malady
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disease
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to look a gift horse in the mouth
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to be critical of a present
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