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Mrs. McCready's Class
35
English
12th Grade
10/25/2011
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al
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having the quality of
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con
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with
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in
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in
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inter
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between
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less
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without
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omni
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all
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pre
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before
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ship
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the ability to
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tens
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to stretch
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un
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one or not
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abstruce
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hard to comprehend
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antipathy
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a strong dislike
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cogent
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intellectually convincing
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congenial
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pleasantly agreeable
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daunting
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intimidating, causing one to lose courage
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defer
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to yield to another's wisdom
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extricate
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to disentangle
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fickle
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shifting in character
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frugal
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thrifty, economical
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gratuitous
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uncalled for, unwarranted
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haughty
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disdainfully proud
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impetuous
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hastily done
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indigent
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very poor
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latent
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hidden but capable of being exposed
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morose
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gloomy or sullen
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nondescript
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lacking a distinctive character
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obscure
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unclear, partially hidden
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pariah
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an outcast
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pervasive
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having the tendency to spread throughout
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raucous
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loud, boisterous
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refute
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to prove wrong
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spurious
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false but designed to seem plausible
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trite
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not original, overused
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umbrage
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resentment, offense
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vex
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to confuse or annoy
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