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9th Grade
01/20/2014
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Term
Antecedent
 Definition
The word, phrase, or clause referred to by the pronoun.
Term
Adulterate
 Definition
To currupt or make worse
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Ambidextrous
 Definition
Use both hands well.
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augment
 Definition
make larger
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bereft
 Definition
deprived from loss
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deploy
 Definition
to form up something
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dour
 Definition
stern
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fortitude
 Definition
courage
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gape
 Definition
open mouth
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gibe
 Definition
utter taunting words
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guise
 Definition
disguise
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insidious
 Definition
sly
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intimation
 Definition
to hint
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opulent
 Definition
much of
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pliable
 Definition
easy to bend
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reiterate
 Definition
repeat
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stolid
 Definition
dull
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tentative
 Definition
hesitant
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unkempt
 Definition
owen
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verbatim
 Definition
word for word
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warily
 Definition
cautios
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adroit
 Definition
skillful
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amicable
 Definition
friendly
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averse
 Definition
unwilling
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belligerent
 Definition
aggressive
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benevolent
 Definition
kind
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menevolent
 Definition
not kind
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cursory
 Definition
not thorough
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duplicity
 Definition
trechery
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extol
 Definition
to praise
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feasible
 Definition
possible
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grimace
 Definition
weird face
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holocaust
 Definition
large scale destruction
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impervious
 Definition
not affected by
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impetus
 Definition
impulse
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jeopardy
 Definition
danger
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meticulous
 Definition
very careful
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nostalgia
 Definition
homesickness
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retrogress
 Definition
backward
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quintessence
 Definition
purest essense of something
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scrutinize
 Definition
closely examine
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tepid
 Definition
nuetral, lukeworm
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adversary
 Definition
enemy
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alienate
 Definition
turn away
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artifice
 Definition
clever trick
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coerse
 Definition
compel
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craven
 Definition
cowardly
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culinary
 Definition
good at cooking
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delete
 Definition
get rid of
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demise
 Definition
a death
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exhilerate
 Definition
cheery
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fallow
 Definition
to plow not seed
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harass
 Definition
disturb someone
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inclement
 Definition
stormy
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muse
 Definition
think about
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neglible
 Definition
unimportant
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perpetuate
 Definition
make permanent
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precedent
 Definition
an example
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punitive
 Definition
aiming punishment
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redress
 Definition
remedy
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sojourn
 Definition
stay for a time
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urbane
 Definition
refined
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