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9th Grade
03/30/2011
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abstemious
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Adj. moderate consumption of food
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accolade
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N. award, honor
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appease
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V. smooth; calm down
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assuage
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v. to lessen
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austere
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adj. serious; strict
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bombastic
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(writing) wordy; loudmouthed
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charalton
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n. imposter
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concise
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adj. brief and to the point
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cryptic
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adj. puzzling, mysterious in meaning
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cursory
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adj. hasty quick
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deprecate
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v. belittle; express dissaproval
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diligent
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adj. consistent; persistent
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dogmatic
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adj; authorative/firm/inlexible
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emulate
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v. copy; imitate
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extol
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V. to praise lavishly
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gullible
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adj. easily decieved or tricked
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hyperbole
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n. an exaggeration
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impudent
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adj. disrespectful;rude
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incorrigible
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adj. beyond correction or reform
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listless
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adj. having little interest in anything
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meander
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v. wander about
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mundane
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adj. everyday; ordinary
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nonchalant
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adj. calm, unconcerned
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ominous
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adj. evil, omen-like; threatening
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peripheral
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adj. minor
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gregarious
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adj. social
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intrepid
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adj. fearless; bold
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