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Word Wealth II, Unit IV
A List of Vocabulary Words from the Unit 5 list in the second half of word wealth.
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10th Grade
11/16/2010

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Aggressive
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assertive and active(more contest and struggle)
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Forward
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quick to take initiative(less problematic)
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Officious
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forward in an objectionable way(more than aggressive)
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Assertive
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forward and isistent(not quite officious)
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Arrogant
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overbearingly proud
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Presumptuous
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assumes to much about self and becomes bold/forward
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Disdainful
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arrogant but not overbearing
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Insonlent
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arrogantly rude and discourteous
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Supercilious
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disdainful(disrespectful)or scornfully(mockingly) aloof.
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Peevish
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sulky and fretful about small matters
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Petulant
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synonym of peevish
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Captious
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fault- finding, hard to please
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Contentous
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like to argue for the sake of arguing
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Querulous
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ill natured, complainer
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Hypercritical
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hard to please, consistent and more serious than captious
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Cynical
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scornfully distrusted, skeptical
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Sarcastic
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distrustful, makes cruel and cutting remarks
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Sardonic
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bitterly scornful, more biting than sarcasm
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Pessimistic
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cynical, negative, dark, distrustful view
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Misanthropic
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detesting humankind
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Dogmatic
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unduly certain, dictatorial
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Squeamish
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unduly sensitive
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Fastidious
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daintily defined, very discriminating, detail- oriented
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Particular
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fussy about details
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Scrupulous
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precise and very discriminating
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Prudish
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excessive sense of propriety in speech,dress, or behavior
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Fatuous
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complacently stupid or silly
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Infatuation
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obsession (often mistaken for love)
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Garrulous
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talkative
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Loquaciousness
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excessive but tolerable
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Garrulousness
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noisy and hardly endurable
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Volubility
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'hot air'/nothingness
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Effusiveness
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flattering outpour of words
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Diffuseness
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tiresome, too many words to make a point
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Glibness
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smooth, slick talkativeness
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Fluency
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easy and ample command of language and ideas
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Verbosity
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wordy
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Prolixity
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wordy and roundabout, with little to say
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Gregarious
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sociable, inclined to go in groups
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Impetuous
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rushing with great force, impulsive
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Precipitate
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rash and hasty, sudden
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Ingenuous
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frank, genuine, free from reserve
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Nostalgic
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homesick, longing for the past
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Nostalgia
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simpler times reflected in movies or stories
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Ostentatious
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fond of self, pretentious, showy
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Garish
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gaudy, overdone, lacks quality
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Pomp
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majesty and grandeur, over the top
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Histrionics
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showy, stagy, theatrical behavior
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Histrionics
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showy, stagy, theatrical behavior
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Melodrama
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overdone, drama or behavior, ostentatious
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Sinuous
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curving or winding, devious
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Undulating
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up and down in even rhythms
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Circuitous
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roundabout and devious for winding
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Serpentine
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action twists and turns curving look a snake
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Taciturn
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habitually silent, uncommunicative
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Reticent
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reserved,hesitant about speaking
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Truculent
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fierce, savage, cruel
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Unctuous
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excessively suave, charming
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Unction
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a smooth manner
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Valid
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sound, effective, well-founded
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Valor
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courage
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Versatile
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many sided in abilities
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Volatile
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changeable, spirited, explosive
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Volatility
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instability
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Phlegmatic
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sluggish, unexcitable
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