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Vocabulary Unit 12
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10th Grade
05/08/2012
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abjure
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to avoid
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acrid
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harsh in taste or odor
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august
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inspiring admiration and respect
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callous
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unsympathetic
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clandestine
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secret
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compunction
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regret
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conflagration
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a large destructive fire
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elated
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overjoyed
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indelible
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memorable
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indulgent
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tolerant
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inveterate
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firmly established
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irrelevant
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not to the point
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nocturnal
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of or occurring in the night
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platitude
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a commonplace
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quell
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to put down forcibly
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quiescent
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at rest
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ruminate
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to think about at length
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tacit
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unspoken, understood
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tangible
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capable of being touched, real
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trenchant
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penetrating, telling
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