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Week 6
33
English
12th Grade
11/20/2011
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cede
 Definition
to go
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ful
 Definition
full of
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ist
 Definition
one who makes, does
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logy
 Definition
the study of
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mal
 Definition
bad
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ment
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the act of
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per
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through
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tract
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to draw
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accost
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to confront verbally
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adept
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extremely skilled
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bane
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a burden
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chastise
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to criticize severly
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compunction
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distress caused by feeling guilty
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deferential
 Definition
showing respect for another's authority
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diligent
 Definition
showing care in doing one's work
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efface
 Definition
to wipe out, rub away
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ephemeral
 Definition
short lived, fleeting
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genial
 Definition
friendly, affable
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harrowing
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greatly distressing
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incorrigible
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incapable of correction
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lucid
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clear, easily understandable
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nonchalant
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having a lack of concern, indifferent
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ornate
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excessively decorated
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paragon
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a model of excellence or perfection
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perplex
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to confuse
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quell
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to control or diffuse a potentially explosive situation
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rebuke
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to scold, criticize
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repulse
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to disgust
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staid
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sedate, serious, self-restrained
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surmise
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to infer with little evidence
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tacit
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expressed without words
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tenuous
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having little substance or strength
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vigilant
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watchful, alert
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