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11th Grade
07/15/2010
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anima

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spirit, mind
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Amend

 Definition
to improve; to remove the faults of
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Amorphous

 Definition
lacking shape; changeable in form
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Banal

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ordinary; trivial
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Benediction

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an expression of good wishes
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Benefactor

 Definition
one who supports or helps another
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Beneficiary

 Definition
one who receives benefits
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Benevolent

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kind; considerate
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Benign

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harmless
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Dormant

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inactive; sleeping
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Equanimity

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the quality of being even-tempered
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Eulogy

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a praising tribute
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Euphemism

 Definition
the substitution of an inoffensive term for an offensive one
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Euphonious

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sweet sounding
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Euphoria

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a feeling of extreme happiness
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Fickle

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likely to change opinion unpredictably
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Fluctuate

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to vary irregularly
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Gratify

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to please
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Gratis

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free of charge
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Gratuity

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a small payment in gratitude
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Hackneyed

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overused; trite
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Immutable

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unchangeable
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Ingratiate

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to put oneself in good favor with another
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Insipid

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uninteresting; dull; without flavor
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Magnanimous

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noble of heart; generous; forgiving
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Mercurial

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erratic; subject to wild changes in character
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Metamorphosis

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a transformation
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Mundane

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ordinary; typical
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mudane, prosaic,

banal, pedestrian

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ordinary
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Mutate

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to change form
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Pedestrian

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commonplace; ordinary
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Prosaic

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unimaginative; ordinary
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Protean

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capable of assuming different form
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Revamp

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to revise; to renovate
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Rupture

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to break open
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Transmute

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to transform
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Unanimous

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in full agreement
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uni

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one
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Uniform

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unvarying; always the same
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Vacillate

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to change one's mind repeatedly
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Vacuous

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lacking substance
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ben, bene, bon

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good
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eu

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good
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grat

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to please, thank
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meta

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change, beyond
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morph

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form, shape
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mund

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world
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mut

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change
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rupt

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break
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vac

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empty
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vole

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wish
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