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W.O.D's 1-20
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English
11th Grade
10/13/2011

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Disparage

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(v) to be little someone or something; to mock or make fun of
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Dubious
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(adj) doubtful, uncertain, indistinct
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Utterly
Definition
(adv) completely, entirely, absolute
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Solidarity
Definition
the state of having common interests or responsibilities
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Eloquent
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(adj) characterized by powerful, persuasive, sophisticated speech
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Dissemble
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(v) to conceal one's true motives or feelings, to pretend something isn't true
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Auspicious
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(adj) lucky, favorable, signaling good fortune
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Sluggard
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(n) slow or lazy person
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Contemptuously
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(adv) in an angry or disgusted manner
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Unmitigated
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(adj) absolute without any doubt or exception
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Contumacious
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(adj) insubordinant, disobedient
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Maladroit
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(adj) awkward, clumsy, tactless
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Sanctimonious
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(adj) making a hypocritcal show of righteousness or holiness
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Picayune
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(adj) trifling, petty, easily dismissed
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Immure
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(v) to imprison, to shut in or seclude
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Expostulate
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(v) to argue or disagree with someone; to protest
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Behest
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(n) a strongly worded request, a command
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Fictive
Definition
imaginary, fictional, not real
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