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11th Grade
09/28/2009
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Antithesis
 Definition
the exact opposite
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Ascend
 Definition
to go up
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Austere
 Definition
plain and without decoration
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Autonomous
 Definition
independent and having the power to make your own decisions
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Banal
 Definition
cliche, ordinary and common
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Benign
 Definition
Harmless, not life-threatening
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Capricious
 Definition
given to sudden changes, prone to a violent or quick change
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Dawdle
 Definition
move slowly, waste time
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Defamation
 Definition
offense slander
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Esoteric
 Definition
secret, restricted to initiates
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Exacerbate
 Definition
to make worse
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Extol
 Definition
to praise highly of somebody or something
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Fastidious
 Definition
demanding, delicate
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Furtive
 Definition
secretive, shifty
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Gregarious
 Definition
friendly, growing together
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Hypocrite
 Definition
somebody feigning high principles
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Innate
 Definition
present from birth, coming from mind
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Lethargic
 Definition
tired
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Melancholy
 Definition
feeling or causing sadness
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Opaque
 Definition
hard to understand
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Profilic
 Definition
highly productive
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Reprove
 Definition
censure somebody
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Symmetry
 Definition
balanced proportions, property of being the same
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Tranquil
 Definition
calm, composed
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Venerate
 Definition
to respect somebody, to honor
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