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Vocabulary- Section 3
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9th Grade
09/13/2006
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blissful
 Definition
very happy
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bliss
 Definition
perfect happiness
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blithe
 Definition
1.merry;joyous
2.heedless
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buoy
 Definition
1,keep afloat
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buoyant
 Definition
1.cheerful
2.able to float
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complacent
 Definition
too pleased with oneself
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complacency
 Definition
smugness
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convivial
 Definition
fond of eating and drinking with friends
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conviviality
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sociability
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delectable
 Definition
very pleasing
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ecstasy
 Definition
rapture
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estatic
 Definition
in ecstacy
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elated
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joyful
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elation
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euphoria
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frolic
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romp
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frolicsome
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playful
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gala
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festivity
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jocund
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merry
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jubilant
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rejoicing
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ascetic
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self-denying
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ascetic
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person who shuns pleasure
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chagrin
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embarassment
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chagrined
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ashamed
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compunction
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regret
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contrite
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deep regret
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contrition
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repentance
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dejected
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sad
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dejection
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sadness
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disconsolate
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cheerless
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disgruntled
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displeased
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doleful
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causing grief
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glum
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gloomy
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lament
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mourn
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lamentable
 Definition
pitiable
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maudlin
 Definition
weakly sentimental and tearful
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nostalgia
 Definition
1.homesickness
2.yearning for the past
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nostalgic
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homesick
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pathetic
 Definition
arousing pity
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pathos
 Definition
art events that cause pity
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pensive
 Definition
thoughtful in a sad way
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plight
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predicament
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poignant
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painfully touching
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sullen
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glum
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throes
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pangs
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tribulation
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distress
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burly
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husky
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buxom
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plump and attractive
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cherubic
 Definition
chubby and innocent looking
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obese
 Definition
EXTREMELY overweight
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obesity
 Definition
excessive body weight
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pudgy
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chubby
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attenuate
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weaken
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emaciated
 Definition
made unnaturally thin
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haggard
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gaunt
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lank
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lean
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svelte
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slender
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adulation
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flattery
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blandishment
 Definition
deed of mild flattery
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cajole
 Definition
wheedle
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cajolery
 Definition
coaxing
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curry favor
 Definition
seek to gain favor
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fulsome
 Definition
repulsive
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ingratiate
 Definition
work oneself into favor
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lackey
 Definition
servant
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obsequious
 Definition
fawning
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sycophant
 Definition
truckler
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trukle
 Definition
make a doormat of oneself
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