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Vocabulary #6
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English
10th Grade
10/08/2009
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Enigma
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one that is puzzling, ambiguous, inexplicable
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aberration
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deviation from the proper or expected course
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affectation
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unnatural or artificial behavior, usually to impress
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cadence
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rhythm, rise and fall of sounds
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benign
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kind, beneficial, doing no harm
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curtail
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to shorten, cut short
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decimate
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to kill or destroy
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redolent
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fragrant
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scintillate
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to sparkle, either literally or figuratively
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proponent
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to advocate, supporter or position
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