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11th Grade
06/11/2007
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bigot
 Definition
narrow minded, prejudiced person
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Abhor
 Definition
hate
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Counterfeit
 Definition
fake, false
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Enfranchise
 Definition
to give voting rights
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hamper
 Definition
hinder, obstruct
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kindle
 Definition
to start a fire
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noxious
 Definition
harmful, poisonous
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placid
 Definition
calm, peaceful
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Remumeration
 Definition
payment for work done
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talisman
 Definition
lucky charm
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abrasive
 Definition
rough, coarse, harsh
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bilk
 Definition
cheat, defraud
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covert
 Definition
hidden, undercover
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engender
 Definition
cause
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hangar
 Definition
storage area for a plane
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knotty
 Definition
complex, difficult to solve
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nuance
 Definition
something ssubtle, a fine shade of meaning
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plagiarism
 Definition
taking credit for someone else's work
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renown
 Definition
fame
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tangent
 Definition
going off the main subject
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abrasiveness
 Definition
harshness,coarseness
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abrasiveness
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harshness,coarseness
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billowing
 Definition
swelling,, fluttering, waving
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cower
 Definition
recoil in fear or servility, shrink away from
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enhance
 Definition
improve, make better or cleare
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harangue
 Definition
noisy attacking speech
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labyrinth
 Definition
a maze
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nullify
 Definition
to counter, make unimportant
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nullify
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to counter, make unimportant
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plantiff
 Definition
applicant, petitioner
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replete
 Definition
full
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tangible
 Definition
can be touched
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abrogate
 Definition
cancel,deny, repeal
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credible
 Definition
believable
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enigma
 Definition
puzzle, mystery
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harbringers
 Definition
indicators, bringers of warnings
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labyrinthine
 Definition
complicated, highly convoluted
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nuzzle
 Definition
cuddle,struggle
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plaudit
 Definition
statement giving strong praise
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plaudit
 Definition
statement giving strong praise
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reprehensible
 Definition
shameful, very bad
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tardy
 Definition
slow,late,overdue,delayed
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absolution
 Definition
forgiveness,pardon,release
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blatant
 Definition
obvious
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creditable
 Definition
praiseworthy
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ensconce
 Definition
establish firmly in a position
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hasten
 Definition
hurry, accelerate,rush
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laceration
 Definition
cut
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obdurate
 Definition
stubborn
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plausible
 Definition
can be believed, resonible
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plausible
 Definition
can be believed, reasonable
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reprive
 Definition
a prespite; posponment of a sentence
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twadry
 Definition
of little value, gaudy
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abstain
 Definition
desist, go without, withdraw
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blighted
 Definition
damaged, destroyed, ruined
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credulous
 Definition
gullible, ready to believe anything
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enshroud
 Definition
cover
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haughtiness
 Definition
arrogance,pride
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lachrymose
 Definition
tearful,sad
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obfuscate
 Definition
deliberately make something difficult to understand
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plethora
 Definition
an excess
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repudiate
 Definition
shun, eschew
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tedium
 Definition
boredom
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abstemious
 Definition
self-denying,refraining from indulging
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blithe
 Definition
free-spirted, carefree
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crepuscular
 Definition
active at dawn and dusk
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enunciation
 Definition
clear pronunciation, accent,articulation
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headstrong
 Definition
stubborn, willful
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lackluster
 Definition
dull,monotonous,bland
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objective
 Definition
unbiased, not subjective
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pliable
 Definition
flexible, not stubborn
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rescind
 Definition
retract, repeal
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temper
 Definition
to moderate,soften
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abstruse
 Definition
difficult to understand, obscure
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blunderbuss
 Definition
ancient weapon(type of gun); a clumsy person
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cringe
 Definition
recoil, flinch, shy away
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envenom
 Definition
to cause bitterness or bad feeling
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hedonism
 Definition
self-indulgence, pleasure seeking
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laconic
 Definition
using few words, breif
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oblique
 Definition
slanting, indirect
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plumage
 Definition
feathers of a bird
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resignation
 Definition
acceptance of fate
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tenacious
 Definition
stubborn,resolute, holding firm to a purpose
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Accolade
 Definition
tribute, honor, praise
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Bolster
 Definition
support, prop up
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Accolade
 Definition
tribute,honor, praise
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cryptic
 Definition
puzzling,enigmatic
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ephemeral
 Definition
short-lived
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hedonist
 Definition
a pleasure seeker
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lamentation
 Definition
expression of sorrow
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obliterate
 Definition
destroy, demolish eradicate
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plummet
 Definition
fall sudenly and steep ly
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resolution
 Definition
determination
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tentative
 Definition
not certain
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acquiesce
 Definition
to agree to, tgive in to
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bombast
 Definition
arrogant, pompous language
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curtail
 Definition
cut short
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epicure
 Definition
someone who appreciates good food and drink
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heed
 Definition
listen to
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lampoon
 Definition
ridicule,spoof
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oblivious
 Definition
totally unaware
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podium
 Definition
raised platform
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podium
 Definition
raised platform
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resonant
 Definition
echoing
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tenuous
 Definition
flimsy,not solid
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acrid
 Definition
sharp,pungent(used of smells and taststes)
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boorish
 Definition
ill-mannered
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cynical
 Definition
believing that people only act out of selfish motives
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epistle
 Definition
a letter (form of commuication)
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heresy
 Definition
against orthodox opinion
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lance
 Definition
spear,spkie, javelin
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obscure
 Definition
difficult to understand, partially hidden
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poignant
 Definition
deeply moving
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respite
 Definition
a break, intermission
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terse
 Definition
concise, to the point
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acrophobia
 Definition
fear of heights
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bourgeois
 Definition
middle class
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debility
 Definition
weakness, incapacity
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epistolary
 Definition
concerned with letters, through correspondence
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hiatus
 Definition
interruption, pause
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languid
 Definition
tired, slow
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obscured
 Definition
hidden, covered, buried
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poised
 Definition
calm,collected,self-possessed
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resplendent
 Definition
shining,glowing
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therapeutic
 Definition
medicinal,curative
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acuity
 Definition
sharpness(mental or visual)
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braggart
 Definition
someone who boasts
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debunking
 Definition
exposing false claims or myths
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debunking
 Definition
exposing false claims or myths
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hidebound
 Definition
rigid in opinions
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obsequious
 Definition
servile,submissive
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polemical
 Definition
causing debate or argument
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restorative
 Definition
a tonic
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thwart
 Definition
prevent,frustrate
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adamant
 Definition
forceful,inflexible
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brawny
 Definition
muscular
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decathalon
 Definition
an athletic competiton with ten events
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equivocate
 Definition
speak ambiguously; avoid telling the truth
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hieroglyphics
 Definition
picture writing, difficult to read, enigmatic
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larceny
 Definition
theft, robbery, stealing
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obsession
 Definition
a dominating concern
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ponderous
 Definition
weighty, slow and heavy
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retention
 Definition
preservation,withholding
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timorous
 Definition
cowardly, fearful
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