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10th Grade
06/13/2011
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ob-se-qui-ous
 Definition
excessively submissive
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of-fi-cious
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meddlesome
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os-ten-si-ble
 Definition
apparent or professed
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pe-remp-to-ry
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-mandatory
-determined, resolute
-offensively dictatorial
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per-jure
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lie deliberately while under oath
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per-ni-cious
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highly injurious or harmful
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plain-tive
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mournful
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poign-ant
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keenly touching or moving
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pro-bi-ty
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unquestionable honesty
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pro-di-gious
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extraordinary in siz or extent; marvelous
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prom-ul-gate
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to announce officially
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pro-pen-si-ty
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a natural tendency
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pro-pi-ti-ate
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to appease or pacify
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prow-ess
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superior courage, ability, or skill
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pu-sil-lan-i-mous
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contemptibly cowardly or mean-spirited
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quell
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to bring to an end
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re-cal-ci-trant
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stubbornly resistant to reason or authority
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re-pris-al
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retaliation in kind for injuries received
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re-sil-ient
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springy or flexible
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ret-i-cent
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reserved or restrained
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sa-li-ent
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prominent or conspicuous
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san-guine
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cheerfully confident or optimistic
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sor-did
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filthy and mean
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stri-dent
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loud and harsh in sound
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tac-it
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unspoken; implied or inferred
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tac-i-turn
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habitually untalkative
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ten-a-ble
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capable of being defended or maintained
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u-biq-ui-tous
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being or seeming to be everywhere
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ur-bane
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refined, elegant, and sophisticated in manner or style
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ve-nal
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open to or marked by bribery corruption
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ve-rac-i-ty
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habitual adherence to the truth, accuracy
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vi-ti-ate
 Definition
to impair the quality, force, or value of
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