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English
12th Grade
10/30/2012

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ambiguous (adj)
Definition
open or having several possible meanings or interpretations
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bona fide (adj)
Definition
made, done, presented, etc-in good faith without deception or fraud
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cataclysm (noun)
Definition
any violent upheaval, especially one of a social or political nature
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deviate (verb)
Definition
to turn aside from a course
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edify (verb)
Definition
to instruct or benefit
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extenuate (verb)
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to represent a fault or offense
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glower (verb)
Definition
to look or stare at with sullen dislike, discontent, or anger
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importune (verb)
Definition
to press or beset with solicitations
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optimum (noun)
Definition
the best or most favorable point, degree or point
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parochial (adj)
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of or pertaining to a parish or perishes; very limited or narrow in scape or outlook
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antithesis
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direct opposite
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bestial
Definition
brutal, savage, inhuman
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chagrin
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humiliation, mortification
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effete
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worn out, lacking vigor
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emendation
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correction or change
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gloat
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to look at something with great satisfaction
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impediment
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barrier, obstruction
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maelstorm
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a terrible storm of affairs
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nihilism
Definition
refusal to believe
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shard
Definition
fragment
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