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9th Grade
05/18/2008
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hasten, accelerate the process of
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expedite
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wear away erode
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abrade
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one who is exiled
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expatriate
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public command
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edict
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accidentally happening by chance
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fortuitous
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pleasing to the ear
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euphonious
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clear
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limpid
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natural liking for similarities
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affinity
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authoritative
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dogmatic
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sympathize, express pity for
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commiserate
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2 weeks
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fortnight
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talkative
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loquacious
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outside; unrelated; not essential to subject
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extraneous
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deliberate killing of a particular racce
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genocide
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to clear of charges
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purge
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free of charges
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gratis
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rest
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respite
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the study of the origin of words and their meanings
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etymology
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to be thrown overboard
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jettison
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making gestures with hands
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gesticulate
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abseloute ruler, tyrant
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despot
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increasing by successive additions
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cumulative
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humerous imitation
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parody
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destroy completely
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raze
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deviate from main point
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digress
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calculated move
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gambit
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decay, less worthy
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decadence
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to erase
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expunge
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to delay, postpone
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defer
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entire range
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gamut
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to turn away; ward off
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avert
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smile in a silly way
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simper
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blossom, begin to grow rapidly
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burgeon
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to move in waves
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undulate
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blameworthy
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culpable
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ill manered; rude
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churlish
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feeling intense delight
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ecstatic
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drive out evil spirit by prayer
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exorcise
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done or experienced by one person through another
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vicarious
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with identity concealed
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incognito
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coax; wheedle
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cogole
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belief credit
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credence
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contempt scorn
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disdain
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suspended for a time
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abeyance
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menacing; destructive
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baleful
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embarass; shame
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abash
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to beg
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beseech
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great troubles
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tribulation
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government by which one person has unlimited authority
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autocracy
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to advise or persuade against
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dissuade
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to take off clothing, put aside
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doff
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prohibition; restraint
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embargo
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amusing comic odd
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droll
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an individual with a light body build
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ectomorph
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commanding
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authoritative
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lowly degrading
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menial
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extreme scarcity
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dearth
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dull routine
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mundane
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capacity for understanding another's feelings
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empathy
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a person easily tricked
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dupe
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to pretend; make false appearance of
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feign
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emit, flow or issue from a source
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emanate
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emit, flow or issue from a source
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emanate
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very obvious and unashamed
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blatant
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provide clear proof; declare to be genuine
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attest
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relieve; make less severe
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aleviate
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front part of building
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facade
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falsly believed; misleading
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fallacious
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to degrade; lower the dignity of
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demean
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to exaggerate
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aggrandize
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lazy
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slothful
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lazy
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slothful
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involvein arguement
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embroil
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hate; detest
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abhor
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pretend sickness
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maligner
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stiffly pompous; formal
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stilted
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to lessen, reduce
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abate
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to warn, forshadow
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portend
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wrong
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awry
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loud enough to be heard
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audible
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loud enough to be heard
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audible
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casual and carefree
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blithe
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hobby; occasional occupation
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avocation
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cheat; defraud
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bilk
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place of disruption and confusion
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bedlam
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friendly, polite
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affable
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something imagined, an invention of the mind
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figment
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judge for charge or for tax
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assess
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scold or childe vehemently
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berate
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easily angered often angry
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choleric
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honest and frank, outspoken
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candid
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cold icy formal lifeless
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frigid
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main point
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gist
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killing of many people
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carnage
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rustric, rural characteristic of country life
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bucolic
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passion warmth of fealing zeal
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fervor
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slope
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gradient
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praise highly, eulogize
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extol
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refrain voluntarily
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abstain
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slack droppy fabby not firm
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flaccid
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not real existing in the imagination
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ficticious
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a dull or stupid person
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dolt
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slander criticize angrily
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revile
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fervor enthusiasm
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zeal
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well stocked, full
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replete
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roomy able to hold much
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capacious
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have a goal, ambitious
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aspire
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think over reflect on
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cogitate
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long snout
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proboscis
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keenly felt
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poignant
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easily angered, irritable
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irascible
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easily angered, irritable
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irascible
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rowdy exhuberant
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boisterous
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put down
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quell
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assume equality with one believed to be inferior
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condescend
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proper in good taste
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decourous
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repugnant offensivve unpleasant
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abominable
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long harsh sounds
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strident
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long harsh sounds
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strident
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play ful joking itending to be playful
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facetious
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science of drawing maps or charts
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cartography
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pacify, soothe
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appease
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