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English
9th Grade
08/25/2011

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morose
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(adj.) having a sullen or gloomy disposition
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dejected
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(adj.) cast down in spirits
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monotonous
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(adj.) tediously uniform or unvarying
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anguish
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(n.) extreme pain, anxiety, or distress
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mollify
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(v.) to soothe in temper or disposition
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ominous
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(adj.) foreboding or foreshadowing evil
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plaintive
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(adj.) expressive of suffering or woe
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retort
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(v.) to say in reply
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writhe
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(v.) to twist so as to distort
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indignation
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(n.) anger caused by something unworthy or unjust
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pantomime
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(v.) a performance using gestures and body movements without words
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contemplate
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(v.) look at thoughtfully
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apprehensive
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(adj.) quick to understand
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profound
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(adj.) showing emotional depth
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precede
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(v.) be earlier in time
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subdue
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(v.) to put down by force or intimidation
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subside
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(v.) wear off
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reprehensible
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(adj.) deserving severe rebuke
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disarming
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(adj.) capable of allaying hostility
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sullen
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(adj.) showing a brooding ill humor
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