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level f...1-6ch
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10th Grade
05/30/2007
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approbation
 Definition
condemnation, sanction, approvel
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assuage
 Definition
make easier
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coalition
 Definition
combination,union
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decadence
 Definition
decay in layors
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elict
 Definition
draw forth
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expostulate
 Definition
protest complain
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hackneyed
 Definition
corney
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haitus
 Definition
gap break pause
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innuendo
 Definition
hint at somthing
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intercede
 Definition
mediate plead on someone elses behalf
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jaded
 Definition
dulled worn out
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lurid
 Definition
causing shock or horror
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petulent
 Definition
peevish testy
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provincial
 Definition
narrow minded
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unctuous
 Definition
excessivly smooth or smug
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ameliorate
 Definition
to make better
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exhort
 Definition
urge strongly
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epitome
 Definition
summary
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callow
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immature
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aplomb
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poise
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ameliorate
 Definition
to make better
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ex officio
 Definition
holding a certain ofice privlages
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ingratiate
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to make aggreable
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interloper
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trespasser
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intrinsic
 Definition
organic
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inveigh
 Definition
beat up with words
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lassitude
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fatigue
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abominate
 Definition
dislike hatred
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acculturation
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adaptation
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adventitious
 Definition
incidential
"yo mama was andven titi ous
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ASCRIBE
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CREDIT
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CIRCUITIOUS
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NON DIRECT
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COMMISERATE
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HAVE PITTY
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EXPEDITE
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MAKE EASY
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INADVERTENT
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BY ACCIDENT
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NONCOMMITAL
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will not commit
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peculate
 Definition
embezzle
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proclivity
 Definition
long lived
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sangfroid
 Definition
coolness
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seditious
 Definition
rebelious
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vitriolic
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bitter
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aggrandize
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enhance make bigger
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amorphous
 Definition
shapeless
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contraband
 Definition
bootleg
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gossamer
 Definition
delicate thin
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inscrutable
 Definition
incomprehensable
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insular
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narrow minded
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irrevocable
 Definition
irreversable
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propensity
 Definition
natural talent
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querulous
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touchy
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remonstrate
 Definition
reason against
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repudiate
 Definition
disown'
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resilient
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elastic
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reverberate
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echo
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scurrilous
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vulgar
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sedulous
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tireless
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anomalous
 Definition
abnormal
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aspersion
 Definition
derogatory statement
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bizare
 Definition
strange
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brusqe
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blunt
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cajole
 Definition
coax
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castigate
 Definition
punish
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contrive
 Definition
think up
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demagogue
 Definition
leader
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disabuse
 Definition
undecisive
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ennui
 Definition
weariness
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fetter
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bind
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heinus
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hatefull
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immutable
 Definition
not able to shut up
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insurgent
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rebell informant
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megalomania
 Definition
delusions of grandure
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sinecure
 Definition
no work
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surreptitious
 Definition
hiding
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transgress
 Definition
go beyond
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transmute
 Definition
transform
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vicarious
 Definition
imagined
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amnesty
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forgivness
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autonomy
 Definition
home rule
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axiomatic
 Definition
selfevedent
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blazon
 Definition
broadcast
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caveat
 Definition
warning
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euitable
 Definition
fair/just
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extricate
 Definition
extract
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filch
 Definition
snach
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flout
 Definition
mock
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fractious
 Definition
peevish/ corey
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precept
 Definition
rule of conducst
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salutary
 Definition
helpfull
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scathing
 Definition
severe
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scourge
 Definition
whip
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sepulchral
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mortuary
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soporific
 Definition
narcotic
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straitlaced
 Definition
strict
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transient
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imperminent
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unwieldy
 Definition
uneasly caried
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vapid
 Definition
dull
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