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contempt-negligence
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English
11th Grade
09/09/2008

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contempt
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reproachful disdain
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lucid
Definition
clear; easy to understand
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aesthetic
Definition
having to do with artistic beauty; artistic (not to be confused with ascetic, also on the Hit Parade)
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prodigal
Definition
extravagant; wasteful
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augment
Definition
to add to; to increase; to make bigger
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complacent
Definition
smug; self-satisfied; pleased with oneself; contented to a fault
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guile
Definition
cunning; duplicity
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squander
Definition
to waste
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incessant
Definition
unceasing; never-ending
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laudable
Definition
worthy of praise
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deter
Definition
to prevent; to stop; to keep from doing something
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redundant
Definition
repetitive; unnecessary; excessively wordy
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infamous
Definition
shamefully wicked; having (and deserving) an extremely bad reputation
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provocative
Definition
exciting; attracting attention
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depravity
Definition
moral corruption
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gravity
Definition
seriousness (secondary meaning)
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banal
Definition
unoriginal; ordinary
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extol
Definition
to praise
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euphony
Definition
pleasant sound (the opposite is cacophony)
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deride
Definition
to ridicule; to laugh at contemptuously
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insipid
Definition
dull; banal
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austere
Definition
unadorned; stern; forbidding; without much money
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expedite
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to make faster or easier
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heresy
Definition
an opinion violently opposed to established beliefs
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novel
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new; original
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philanthropy
Definition
love of mankind; donating to charity
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tentative
Definition
experimental; temporary; uncertain
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deference
Definition
submission to another's will; respect, courtesy
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vacillate
Definition
to be indecisive; to waver back and forth
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fervor
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passion
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dispassionate
Definition
without passion; objective; neutral
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pragmatic
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practical; down-to earth; based on experience rather than theory
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rigorous
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strict; harsh; severe
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solemn
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serious; grave
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alleviate
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to lessen; to relieve, usually temporarily or incompletely; to make bearable
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