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Crapola
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English
10th Grade
06/03/2007

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Affable
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(adj) easy to speak to; approachable; friendly
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Ineffable
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(adj) beyond description;indescribable.
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Dictum
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(noun) An authoritative expression of opinion.
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Edict
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(noun) A decree or proclamation issued by an authority
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Interdiction
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(noun) A prohibition; the act of forbidding.
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Malediction
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(noun) A curse
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Valediction
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(noun) A bidding farewell; a leave-taking; a farewell speech.
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Polyglot
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(noun) A person who knows several languages well
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Declaim
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(tr. And intr. V.) To speak loudly or Passionately
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Forensic
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(adj) Referring to legal proceedings or formal debate or rhetoric

(noun) The study or practice of formal debate
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Lingua Franca
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(noun) A language used by people who do not speak a common tongue; usually combines aspects from different languages.
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Circumlocution
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(noun) The use of many words when few would do.
(noun) Evasive talk; roundabout expression
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Colloquium
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(noun) A meeting for discussion, especially in an academic setting
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Locution
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(noun) A word of expression; phraseology
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Loquacious
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(adj) Very Talkative
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Proverbial
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(adj) Of or like a wise or witty folk saying

(adj) well-known; notorious; frequently spoken of.
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Verbose
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(adj) Wordy; using excessive words
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Judicious
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(adj) using or showing judgment as to action or practical expediency; discreet, prudent, or politic:
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Prudent
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(adj) wise or judicious in practical affairs
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Beguile
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(verb) to influence by trickery, flattery,
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Missive
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(noun) a written message; letter.
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Conjecture
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(noun) the formation or expression of an opinion or theory without sufficient evidence for proof.
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Pernicious
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(adj) deadly; fatal:
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Scion
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(noun) a descendant.
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Reticent
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(adj) disposed to be silent or not to speak freely; reserved.
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Unequivocal
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(adj) not equivocal; unambiguous; clear; having only one possible meaning or interpretation:
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Illusory
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(adj) causing illusion; deceptive; misleading.
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Categorical
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(adj) without exceptions or conditions; absolute; unqualified and unconditional
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Peremptory
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(adj) leaving no opportunity for denial or refusal
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Sequester
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(verb) to remove or withdraw into solitude or retirement; seclude.
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Pestilential
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(adj) pernicious; harmful.
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Obfuscate
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(verb) to confuse, bewilder, or stupefy.
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Fervid
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(adj) Full of intense passion or zeal
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Effervescent
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(adj) Bubbling up from a liquid
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Conflagration
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(noun) A large and destructive fire
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Incendiary
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(adj) designed or intended to cause fire
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Caustic
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(adj) able to burn or eat away by chemical action
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Cauterize
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(tr.v) To burn with a hot iron or a chemical to destroy abnormal tissue and/or to stop infection and or bleeding
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Scintilla
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(noun) A very small amount; a bit; and iota
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Scintillate
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(intr.v) To give off sparks; to flash; to sparkle
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Confluence
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(noun) The flowing together of two or more elements;
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Flux
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(noun) a flow
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Undulate
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(tr.v or Intr.v) To have or to cause to have a wavy motion
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Stolid
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(adj) Showing or appearing to feel no emotion; apathetic
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Redound
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(intr.v) To reflect or come back either favorably or unfavorably (upon a person or thing)
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