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11th Grade
06/08/2012

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Aberration
Definition
Deviation from right, customary, or prescribed course; somethin unusual.
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Abstract
Definition
not concrete; theoretical
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Adversity; Adverse
Definition

hardship, misfortune;

unfavorable, hostile

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Aesthetic
Definition
having to do with the appreciation of beauty or the arts
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affable
Definition
easy to approach; warmly friendly
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alleviate
Definition
To make less burdensome or less hard to bear; relieve; lessen.
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altruistic
Definition
unselfishly generous; concerned for others.
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Ambiguous
Definition
Having a double meaning; unclear meaning.
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Ambivalent; Ambivalence
Definition

simultaneously feeling oposing feelings, uncertain;

Having contradictory or conflicting emotional attitudes.

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Amicable
Definition
Friendly, agreeable
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Anachronistic
Definition
out of context of time, out of date
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Antagonism; Antagonist
Definition

hostility; active resistance;

foe; opponent; adversary

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Apathetic; Apathy
Definition

feeling or showing little emotion;

lack of caring; indifference

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Apprehension
Definition
fear; discernment; capture
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Arid
Definition
extremely dry or deathly boring
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Arrogance
Definition
pride; haughtiness
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Assiduous
Definition
Unceasing; Persistent; hard working
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Assylum
Definition
Sanctuary, shelter, place of safety
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Auspicious
Definition
Favorable, promising
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Authentic
Definition
genuine
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Aversion
Definition
A mental condition of fixed opposition to or dislike of some particular thing
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Bellicose
Definition
Warlike
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Benevolence; Benevolent
Definition

Any act of kindness or well-doing;

well-meaning; generous; friendly

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Benign
Definition
Good and kind of heart, kindly.
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Blithe
Definition
joyous, merry, glad
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boisterous
Definition
enthusiastic, loud; unchecked merriment
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brittle
Definition
fragile, easily broken
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brusque
Definition
short, rude
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buoyant
Definition
able to float or keep afloat, cheerful and optimistic
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Cacophony
Definition
A disagreeable, harsh, or discordant sound or combination of sounds or tones.
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Camaraderie
Definition
togetherness, trust, group dynamic of trust
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candor
Definition
sincerity, openness, frankness, honesty
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capacious
Definition
Roomy, spacious
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Capitulate
Definition
To surrender or stipulate terms
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Caricature
Definition
a drawing, description, or performance that exaggereates somebody's or something's characteristics for humorous or satirical effect; distortion; burlesque
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censure
Definition
To critized severly; also, an expression of disapproval
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chagrin
Definition
Keep vexation, annoyance, or mortification, as at one's failures or errors
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circumspect
Definition
prudent; cautious
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Clairvoyant
Definition
exceptionally insightful, able to forsee the future
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coerce
Definition
To force
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cogent
Definition
convincing; reasonable; Appealing strongly to reason or conscience.
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Collaborate
Definition
to cooperate; work together
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Compassion
Definition
sympathy, helpfullness or mercy
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Compromise
Definition
meeting in the middle, adjust or settle by maing mutual concessions; endager the reputation of
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Condescending
Definition
possesing an attitude of superiority, patronzing
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conditional
Definition
depending on a condition, i.e., in a contract; contingent upon something else
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conformist; comformity
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someone who follows the majority;

agreement or compliance, actions in agreement

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console
Definition
give comfort
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contemporary
Definition
current, modern, from the same time
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convergence
Definition
coming together
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curtail
Definition
To cut off; shorten
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