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VOCABULARY WORDS MS HALVERSON
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English
9th Grade
12/29/2008

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supplication
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asking by prayer
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felicity
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the state of being happy
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apocryphal
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of doubtful authorship or authenticity
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diffidence
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timidity or shyness(with sentiment or smoke); confused or mottled
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incorrigible
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incapable of being changed or corrected
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peremptory
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putting an end to all debate or action
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dissimulation
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hiding under false appearances or disguize
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munificent
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very liberal generous giving
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latent
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present but not visible, apparent, or actualized; existing as potential
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capricious
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to change suddenly or unpredictably; impulsive and unpredictable
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vindicate
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to clear accusation, blame, suspicion, or doubt with supporting proof or argument; to provide justification for to confirm or justify worth of to avenge/exact revenge for
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culpable
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the state of being blameworthy or guilty
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subornation
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to bribe or induce(someone) unlawfully or secretly to perform a misdeed or to commit a crime
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impassive
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emotionless
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sonorous
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having a deep, rich, or full sound; impressive in style of speech
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frivolous
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unworthy of serious attention, trivial;
inappropriate, silly
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levity
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the state or quality of being light(in wieght)
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evanescence
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the event of fading and gradually vanishing from sight
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inexorable
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unyielding, not capable of being stopped or persuaded
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placid
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calm or composed, self satisfied or complacent
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