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Howry - Vocabulary Logs 11-16
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02/26/2004

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flapdoodle
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nonsense
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dismal
Definition
depressing to the spirit or outlook, bleak
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banal
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boringly ordinary, lacking orginality
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augment
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to grow/increase something in number, size, strength, or intensity
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laudable
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admirable and worthy of praise
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contempt
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powerful feeling of dislike toward someone/something considered to be worthless, inferior, or undeserving of respect
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skiff
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flat-bottomed boat, raft
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incessant
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continuing for a long time without stopping
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raspy
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a rough, grating sound
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blackguard
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to insult or verbally abuse
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guile
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a cunning, deceitful quality or behavior; cleverness in tricking/decieving people
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redundant
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no longer needed or necessary
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gravity
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seriousness
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aesthic
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sensitive to or appreciative of beauty
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mesmerism
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hypnotism; dazzlement
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provocative
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deliberating aimed at exciting or annoying people, thought-povoking
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squander
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to spend/use something precious in a wasteful or extravagant way
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infamous
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having an extremely bad reputation
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draft
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promise of payment; check or money-order
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superficial
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shallow in character or attitude; concerned only with the surface or appearance of things
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crockery
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pottery, ceramics
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notion
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an idea, opinion, or concept
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seedy
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shabby, dirty, disreputable
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lucid
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clear and easily understood
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euphony
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a pleasant sound
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prodigal
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spendthrift or extravagant to a degree bordering on recklessness
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complacent
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self-satisfied, eager to please
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extol
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to praise with great ethusiasm
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deter
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to discourage someone from doing something
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thrash
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to beat with a whip or stick
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depravity
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to make morally bad or corrupt
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