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10th Grade
01/29/2009
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abdicate
 Definition
step down from power
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abride
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shorten
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absolve
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forgive
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acquiesce
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to give in
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advocate
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support
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abysmal
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bottomless
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aesthetic
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beautiful
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aggrandize
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to make great
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altruistic
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unselfish concern with others welfare
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amnesty
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group of ppl who voilate the law
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anomalous
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irregular/abnormal/unusual
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allusion
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indirect reference
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agument
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enlarge
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arduous
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difficult to do
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austere
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stern/strict
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aversion
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strong/fixed dislike
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banal
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common place/trite/unoriginal
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begrude
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to envy anothers possesions
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barowue
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extravagantly ornate
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benidiction
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blessing/good wish
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benign
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gentle, kind
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blithe
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happily/joyful
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botch
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mess up
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botch
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mess up
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botch
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mess up
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buffoon
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clown/fool
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bracing
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ADJ= invigorating
v.=to prepare
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broach
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open subject up for discussion
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bulwark
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something used in defense [protection]
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cache [cash]
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hiding place
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candor
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frankness
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callous [cal-lus]
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INsensitive
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chastize
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critisize severely
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capitulate
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surrender
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catharsis
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emotional purification
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caustic [caw-stick]
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biting in humor
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censure
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the act of blaming
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chronic
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constant/long lasting
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circumspect
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careful/thought through
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clemency
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disposition towards mercy
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clique
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an exclusive group
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coalesce
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fuse or unite
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craven
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cowardly
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coherent
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making sense/logical
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deft
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skillful
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colloquial
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conversational, used in informal speech
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compatible
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able to get along well
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conviction
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determination
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convet
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to transport, conduct, communicate
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copious
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abundant,lavish
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corroborate
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support w/ evidence
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criterion
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stardard for judging [plural: criteria]
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cursory
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brief, w/o much attention to detail
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dearth
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a shortage
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deferece
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respect/courtesy
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denialate
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describe or picture in words, to detail
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delude
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deceive, to have false illisions
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depravity
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moral corruption
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dupe [doop]
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to deceive or trick
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depreciate
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lessen in value
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desecrate
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treat w/ disrespect
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destitude
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very poor,totally lacking
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diatribe
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a olenunication, a biting speech
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didactic
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instructive/intended to educate
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diffuse
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spread widely
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digress
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stay sway from main subject
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