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english 10 b
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10th Grade
06/07/2012
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Virtuous
 Definition
Possessing Moral Goodness
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Aberration
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A departure from what is normal
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Adversity
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Hardship; Misfortune
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Auspicious
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Favorable or Promising Opportunity
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Ascertain
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to be certain of something
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Cantankerous
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Grouchy or Angry
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Coherent
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to speak clearly or logically
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Debunked
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to prove something false
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Enigma
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a mystery or puzzling situation
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Emulate
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to imitate
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Acquiescence
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to comply or agree in a passive silent matter
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Encumber
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to hinder somebody/something
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Elucidate
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to explain or clarify something
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Fallacy
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mistaken or false belief or idea
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Garish
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Showy or elaborate
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Interdict
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to ban something or somebody by law
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Incorrigible
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impossible to reform or correct
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Nebulous
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something that is unclear, hazy, or vague
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Prodigious
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a size-able amount of something
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Persevere
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to not give up
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Repertoire
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a collection or list of skills or abilities
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Candid
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complete honesty
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Clandestine
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secret usually concerning the government
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Capitulate
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to give up
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Contentious
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argumentive
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Evanescent
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something that dissapears or fades and is soon forgotten
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Incessant
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constant and never ending
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Innate
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natural ability to do something
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Mollify
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to calm or passify something
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Negligible
 Definition
to be detailed
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Paltry
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small sized
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Placate
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to calm someones anger
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Propensity
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a tendency to demonstrate a particular behavior
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Stagnant
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motionless
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Sordid
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vile or disgusting
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Unscrupulous
 Definition
not restrained by moral principles
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Umbrage
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resentment or annoyance rising from some offense
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Unmitigated
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something that is 100%
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Volition
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the ability to make a decision
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Vapid
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Dull, Lifeless
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Sage
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a wise person
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Synthesize
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to combine separate components into a new whole
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Temerity
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boldness; recklessness
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Taciturn
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Reserved & Silent
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Unsoiled
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not soiled
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Utopia
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a perfect place
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Augment
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increase in size
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Succinct
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to the point
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Magnanimous
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generous by forgiving
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Acrimonious
 Definition
resentful or bitter
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