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8th Grade
01/30/2010
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assuage
 Definition
to ease, to mitigate, to make less painful or burdensome, to calm
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asupicious
 Definition
favorable
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benevolence
 Definition
kindness, generosity, charity
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caricature
 Definition
a portrayal where features are distorted, a parody
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articulate
 Definition
to speak distinctly; expressing oneself clearly
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dictum
 Definition
an authoritative statement, decree
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diminution
 Definition
diminishment, reduction
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disapprobation
 Definition
disapproval, condemnation
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domicile
 Definition
home or residence, abode
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fractious
 Definition
unruly
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fanaticism
 Definition
enthusiasm or zeal that is excessively irrational
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guileless
 Definition
without deceit
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hone
 Definition
to sharpen, to make more intense
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indigenous
 Definition
native to a certain area
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ingenuity
 Definition
cleverness
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innate
 Definition
existing from birth
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inordinate
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exceeding reasonable limits
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malevolence
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ill will or evil intentions
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melancholy
 Definition
depression of spirits
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palette
 Definition
board on which a painter mixes paints
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piety
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devotion and reverence to God
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predilection
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preference
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profane
 Definition
showing contempt toward sacred things
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quaint
 Definition
unusual in character or appearance
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taciturn
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quiet, nnot verbose
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terrestrial
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of the earth or pertaining to the earth
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tentative
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not fully worked out, uncertain
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