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WL 7+9
WL 7+9
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English
9th Grade
01/19/2009
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Ambidextrous
 Definition
able to use both hands with equal ease
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Blatant
 Definition
offensively obvious
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Cremate
 Definition
burn to ashes
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Discursive
 Definition
rambling
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Expound
 Definition
state in detail
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Grueling
 Definition
severely demanding
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Idiom
 Definition
phrase not meant literally, style of speaking
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Impious
 Definition
lacking reverance,
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Infidelity
 Definition
lack of faithfullness
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Interpolate
 Definition
insert
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Literate
 Definition
educated, able to read and write
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Minion
 Definition
faithful follower
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Proclivity
 Definition
inclination
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Rebut
 Definition
oppose by argument
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Sincure
 Definition
easy, well paying job
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Tariff
 Definition
tax on imports, scale of charges
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Autopsy
 Definition
examination to determine the cause of death
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Compuction
 Definition
remorse, deep and painful regret
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Debut
 Definition
first appearance
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Expository
 Definition
explanatory
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Glutinous
 Definition
sticky
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Homily
 Definition
lecture on a moral theme
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Imperial
 Definition
by an emperor, small, pointed beard, majestic
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Infatuated
 Definition
foolishly in love
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Instill
 Definition
impart, introduce drop by drop
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Irrational
 Definition
not governed by reason
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Marauder
 Definition
attacker
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Overwrought
 Definition
suffering from nervous strain, too elaborate
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Quandary
 Definition
state of perplexity
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Reticent
 Definition
disinclined to speak
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Sterilize
 Definition
make free of germs, make incapable of reproduction
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Unwitting
 Definition
unaware, not intended
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