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Winnisquam English 9-1 Voacb Final SECTION 1
Winnisquam English 9-1 Voacb Final
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9th Grade
06/14/2009
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Placid
 Definition
Calm, peaceful
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amiable
 Definition
friendly
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peril
 Definition
danger
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proffer
 Definition
to present for acceptance
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wont
 Definition
habit
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malign
 Definition
to slander
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credulity
 Definition
tendancy to believe too readily
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frivilious
 Definition
of little importance
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avaricious
 Definition
GREEDY
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bibulous
 Definition
fond of alchohol
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apathy
 Definition
lack of emotional concern
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broach
 Definition
to open up for the first time
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audible
 Definition
able to be heard
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resignation
 Definition
the act of giving up
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stealthy
 Definition
intended to escape detection
Term
subtle
 Definition
not obvious
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cavernous
 Definition
large and spacious
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conspicuios
 Definition
obvious
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gingerly
 Definition
carefully
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redundant
 Definition
repetative
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antiquity
 Definition
ancient times
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ubiquitious
 Definition
seeming to be everywhere
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nuance
 Definition
slight shade in tone
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fragment
 Definition
broken off
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apex
 Definition
highest point
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scrutinize
 Definition
to examine
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saunter
 Definition
to stroll
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savor
 Definition
to taste with pleasure
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boisterous
 Definition
rowdy/noisy
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ominous
 Definition
foreshadowing evil
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furtive
 Definition
stealthy
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palpable
 Definition
able to be touched
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discern
 Definition
to detect or recognize
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imprudent
 Definition
unwise
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recede
 Definition
to move or back away
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imperitive
 Definition
important
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lacerate
 Definition
to tear/ mangle
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providence
 Definition
divine guiding care
Term
quarry
 Definition
anything hunted or persued
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solicitous
 Definition
full of concern
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impunity
 Definition
freedom from punishment
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coniessuer
 Definition
an expert
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repose
 Definition
to lie at rest
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implore
 Definition
to beg
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dank
 Definition
wet or moist
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indolent
 Definition
lazy
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doggedly
 Definition
stubbornly
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opaque
 Definition
not allowing light through
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vigor
 Definition
physica or mental strenghth
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affable
 Definition
friendly
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bewilderment
 Definition
confusion
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attribute
 Definition
quality or characteristic
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droll
 Definition
funny or amusing
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elude
 Definition
to avoid or escape
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inevitable
 Definition
bound to happen
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venerable
 Definition
worthy of respect
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futile
 Definition
useless ineffective
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niche
 Definition
recess in a wall OR activity where a person is best suited
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zealous
 Definition
eager
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apprehensive
 Definition
viewing the future with fear or alarm
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dubious
 Definition
doubtful
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beseech
 Definition
to beg
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myriad
 Definition
great or countless number
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reluctant
 Definition
hesitant
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rhetoric
 Definition
speaking skills
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squeamish
 Definition
easily nauseated
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integrity
 Definition
state of being whole or undivided
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subterfuge
 Definition
deception
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trifle
 Definition
something of little value or importance
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obliterate
 Definition
to destroy
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gaunt
 Definition
very thin
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brash
 Definition
boldly disrespectful
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incredulous
 Definition
unwilling to believe
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sanctify
 Definition
to make pure or holy
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haggard
 Definition
having a worn appearance
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reiterate
 Definition
to say or do again
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blighted
 Definition
damaged or spoiled
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tenacity
 Definition
persistance
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careen
 Definition
to swerve while moving
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sullen
 Definition
gloomy
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imminent
 Definition
ready to happen soon
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tumultuous
 Definition
marked by violent uproar
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gild
 Definition
to decorate with gold
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suffuse
 Definition
to spread over or through
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treacherous
 Definition
marked with hidden danger
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anomalous
 Definition
out of the norm
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monosyllabic
 Definition
only one syllable
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livid
 Definition
enraged
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simultaneous
 Definition
occurring at the same time
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fervor
 Definition
intensity of feeling
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reminiscence
 Definition
a remembered experience
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garish
 Definition
tastelessly showy
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sultry
 Definition
hot and humid
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perpetual
 Definition
continuing forever
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dissimuate
 Definition
to hide under false apperance
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vex
 Definition
to annoy or irritate
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profound
 Definition
having intellectual depth
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sagacious
 Definition
kapable of keen understanding
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hearken
 Definition
to listen and pay heed to
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stifle
 Definition
to muffle
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supposition
 Definition
opinion or belief
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perceive
 Definition
to become aware of through senses
Term
crevice
 Definition
A NARROW OPENING
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WARY
 Definition
CAUTIOUS
Term
aduacity
 Definition
bold or arrogant disregard
Term
vehement
 Definition
intesely emotional
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gesticulate
 Definition
to make gestures
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derision
 Definition
act of ridiculing
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incessant
 Definition
never ending
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disconsolate
 Definition
downcast or cherless
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adulation
 Definition
excessive adriration
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exorbitant
 Definition
excessive beyond limits
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exuberant
 Definition
joyously enthusiastic
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procure
 Definition
to get posession of
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doleful
 Definition
sad full of grief
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imperious
 Definition
commanding dominant
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arduous
 Definition
difficult to achieve
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throng
 Definition
large crowd
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insolent
 Definition
rude
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barbaric
 Definition
uncivilized
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eminate
 Definition
to come forth
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impartial
 Definition
not favoring one side
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retribution
 Definition
punishment
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novel
 Definition
new
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dire
 Definition
dreadful
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florid
 Definition
showy
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aspire
 Definition
to seek to accomplish a goal
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moiety
 Definition
a haf
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reviere
 Definition
a daydream
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aghast
 Definition
filled with fear
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martyr
 Definition
a person who suffers or sacrifices
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gamut
 Definition
entire range or spectrum
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pestilence
 Definition
devestating epidemic
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profuse
 Definition
great in amount
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dauntless
 Definition
fearless
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ingress
 Definition
an entrance
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egress
 Definition
an exit
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gaudy
 Definition
tastesly showy
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ebony
 Definition
black and dark
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countenance
 Definition
face
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dominion
 Definition
territory
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spectral
 Definition
ghostlike
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blasphemous
 Definition
showing disrespect
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hale
 Definition
free from disease
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sedate
 Definition
calm
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tremulous
 Definition
affected with trembling
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embellishment
 Definition
decoration
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hue
 Definition
shade of color
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apall
 Definition
fill with horror
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revelry
 Definition
noisy partying
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viasge
 Definition
face
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impetuous
 Definition
marked by impulsive emotion
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skeptical
 Definition
doubtful
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interminable
 Definition
endless
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assuage
 Definition
lessen in intensity
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incur
 Definition
to acquire
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rancor
 Definition
ill will
Term
disapprobation
 Definition
disapproval
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impart
 Definition
to give or share
Term
taut
 Definition
tight or tense
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impede
 Definition
to block progress of
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succor
 Definition
help
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omen
 Definition
foreshaowing event
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specious
 Definition
false look of truth
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enmity
 Definition
mutual hatred
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irrelevant
 Definition
nonapplicable
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strident
 Definition
harsh sounding
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stupendous
 Definition
causing amazement
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pallid
 Definition
pale
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clamor
 Definition
noise
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mortificatio
 Definition
embarassment
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pliant
 Definition
able to bend
Term
effloresence
 Definition
flowering state
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effulgence
 Definition
brilliance
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immure
 Definition
to inclose in walls
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defile
 Definition
narrow passageway
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bastion
 Definition
fort
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hiatus
 Definition
lapse in continuity
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ebullience
 Definition
lively
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officious
 Definition
voulenteering unwanted help
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contrive
 Definition
to bring about from planning or scheming
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inundation
 Definition
flood
Term
malediction
 Definition
curse
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obscure
 Definition
not readily understood
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petulant
 Definition
rude in speech or manner
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depricate
 Definition
to express ids approval of
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interpose
 Definition
to place between
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contemptuous
 Definition
desrespectful
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spontaneous
 Definition
arising form momentary impulse
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recrimination
 Definition
countercharge
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tacit
 Definition
unspoken
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capacious
 Definition
spacious
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forlorn
 Definition
sad and lonely
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mire
 Definition
deep mud
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irate
 Definition
very angry
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prodigious
 Definition
enormous
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inveigle
 Definition
to lure
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reverberate
 Definition
echo
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formidable
 Definition
causing fear or dread
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genial
 Definition
friendly r kind
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deign
 Definition
to lower in status
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inane
 Definition
meaningless
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indiscrimanate
 Definition
random all inclusive
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curt
 Definition
rude spoken in few words
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ludicrous
 Definition
laughable
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tedious
 Definition
boring form length or dullness
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aver
 Definition
to declare
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malicious
 Definition
WANTING TO SEE ANOTHER sUFFER
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effervescent
 Definition
bubbly or foamy
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diminuative
 Definition
small size
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undulate
 Definition
to move in waves
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lurid
 Definition
pale
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laborious
 Definition
involving hard work
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credence
 Definition
acceptance of truth
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pacify
 Definition
soothe
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prostrate
 Definition
flat on ground
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ambiguous
 Definition
capable of being understood 2 ways
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opulent
 Definition
wealthy
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lugubrious
 Definition
mournful
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impervious
 Definition
not allowing entrance
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sententious
 Definition
given to excessive moralization
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vulnerable
 Definition
capable of being hurt
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cacophony
 Definition
harsh sound
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aesthete
 Definition
one who appreciates beauty
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rejoider
 Definition
an answer
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insinuate
 Definition
to intriduce an idea slowly
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gangling
 Definition
being akwardly built
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mull
 Definition
to consider at length
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pungent
 Definition
sharply painful
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refute
 Definition
to prove wrong by argument
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grotesque
 Definition
departing form the natural
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exhort
 Definition
to urge or advise strongly
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patriarch
 Definition
man who rules a group
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matriarch
 Definition
woman who rules a group
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illuminate
 Definition
to brighten with light
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MULTIFARIOUS
 Definition
occuring in great variety
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infenitesimal
 Definition
immeasurable small
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insidious
 Definition
having a gradual accumulatoing negative effect
Term
salient
 Definition
standing out
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loquacious
 Definition
talkative
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laden
 Definition
carrying a burden
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naivete
 Definition
lack of worldy wisdom
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berate
 Definition
to scold
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remorseful
 Definition
feeling guilty
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jovial
 Definition
merry jolly
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thwart
 Definition
to successfully oppose
Term
analogous
 Definition
similar
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pernicious
 Definition
deadly
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charisma
 Definition
charm or appeal
Term
lackadasical
 Definition
lacking enthusiasm
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amalgamation
 Definition
union
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optimist
 Definition
one who sees good
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pessimist
 Definition
one who sees bad
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facetious
 Definition
witty funny
Term
verbose
 Definition
using more words than needed
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pompus
 Definition
arrogant
Term
meager
 Definition
not enough
Term
din
 Definition
loud continuous noise
Term
avid
 Definition
enthusiastic
Term
vilify
 Definition
TO MALIGN SOMEONE
Term
muse
 Definition
to think or reflect
Term
ostentatious
 Definition
showy
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emaciated
 Definition
very thin
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circuitious
 Definition
roundabout
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PLAINTIVE
 Definition
sad
Term
precocious
 Definition
early maturity
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fortuitius
 Definition
lucky
Term
stolid
 Definition
showing little emotion
Term
unkempt
 Definition
untidy
Term
fiasco
 Definition
failure
Term
horde
 Definition
large group
Term
impeccable
 Definition
flawless
Term
lethargy
 Definition
laziness
Term
pall
 Definition
atmosphere of gloom
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piqued
 Definition
angered
Term
benevolence
 Definition
kindness
Term
ostracism
 Definition
exclusion
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repercussion
 Definition
effect of some action
Term
tribulation
 Definition
great misery
Term
transient
 Definition
temporary or breif
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superfluous
 Definition
not needed
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malevolene
 Definition
ill will
Term
lucid
 Definition
suffused with light
Term
elicit
 Definition
to call forth a reaction
Term
illicit
 Definition
illegal
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imply
 Definition
to suggest
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infer
 Definition
to conclude or deduce
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affluent
 Definition
rich
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eminent
 Definition
standing out
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pedantic
 Definition
academic
Term
nonsequiter
 Definition
unrelated statement
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capricious
 Definition
apt to change
Term
didactic
 Definition
desiggned or intended to teach
Term
ambivalent
 Definition
both attracted and repulsed
Term
ambidextrous
 Definition
fluid w both hands
Term
morose
 Definition
gloomy disposition
Term
perturb
 Definition
to disturb
Term
affliction
 Definition
great suffering with pain
Term
obstinate
 Definition
stubborn
Term
articulate
 Definition
to express clearly
Term
intimation
 Definition
hint
Term
deftly
 Definition
with skill and steeze
Term
asperity
 Definition
roughness in manner or temper
Term
oblvious
 Definition
unaware
Term
vivacious
 Definition
full of life
Term
desiccated
 Definition
dried up
Term
volumnious
 Definition
great bulk or volume
Term
deferential
 Definition
respectful
Term
relinquish
 Definition
to give up or surrender
Term
surreptitious
 Definition
done with stealth
Term
waif
 Definition
homeless child
Term
indulgent
 Definition
leniant
Term
edict
 Definition
order or command
Term
minutiae
 Definition
minor details
Term
oppress
 Definition
to burden spiritually
Term
cormradery
 Definition
friendship
Term
compatriot
 Definition
countryman
Term
monotonous
 Definition
one unvarying tone
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compulsory
 Definition
mandatory
Term
liberate
 Definition
to set free
Term
disperse
 Definition
to break up
Term
depraved
 Definition
marked by evil
Term
blandish
 Definition
to coax with flattery
Term
clad
 Definition
clothed or covered
Term
benign
 Definition
kind gentle harmless
Term
impassive
 Definition
giving no sign of feeling
Term
impaired
 Definition
damaged weakened
Term
nonplussed
 Definition
baffled puzzled
Term
feign
 Definition
to assert as if true
Term
avail
 Definition
advantage or use
Term
compuntion
 Definition
anxiety from guilt
Term
pummel
 Definition
pound or beat with fists
Term
mediate
 Definition
settle dispute by Go between
Term
boon
 Definition
blessing to a prayer
Term
paroxysm
 Definition
outburts or fit
Term
incranate
 Definition
with bodily form
Term
intractable
 Definition
not easily managed or controlled
Term
contention
 Definition
point maintaned in argument
Term
wistful
 Definition
sadly longing
Term
emigrate
 Definition
to leave ountry
Term
immigrate
 Definition
to enter a country
Term
imperceptable
 Definition
subtle
Term
cauldron
 Definition
large kettle
Term
writhe
 Definition
to twist in pain
Term
insomnia
 Definition
cant sleep
Term
clandestine
 Definition
with secrecy
Term
somnambulist
 Definition
sleepwalker
Term
somnolence
 Definition
sleepiness
Term
encumber
 Definition
to burden or weigh down
Term
pensive
 Definition
deep iun thought
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languor
 Definition
lack of spirit or interest
Term
verbatim
 Definition
word for word
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