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Week 1 English
i got it from my momma
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9th Grade
12/11/2007
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"a, ab"
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away (from)
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ad
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"to, toward"
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ante
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before
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bene
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"well, good"
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circum
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around
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"contra, counter"
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"against, opposed to"
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de
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"down, away"
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dis
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"opposite of, away"
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ex
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"out, out of, formerly"
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in
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"in, into, not"
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inter
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"between, among"
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intra
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within
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ostentatious
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showing off
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contentious
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quarrelsome
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reprove
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"to scold, to find fault with"
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pessimism
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"gloominess, a belief that the bad guys always win"
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cursory
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"hast, not thorough"
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profligate
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"extremely wasteful, wildly extravagant"
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miser
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someone who hoards money
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jocular
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joking
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fracas
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"uproar, brawl"
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caricature
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a satiric portrait or representation
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