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Word Wealth II Unit 8
My one and only goes by the name Jose Chayet
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English
11th Grade
03/04/2013

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ardent
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fervent/zealous; burning
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benign
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kindly/ gentle and mild
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benevolence
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well-wishing, but may imply charitable deeds
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altruism
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charitable deeds, but it may indicate only a desire to help others
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philanthropy
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deeds, gifts on a large scale
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benefactions
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a donation/gift
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celestial
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heavenly, of the sky
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ethereal
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light/airy/delicate/angelic/celestial
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empyrean
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an older, literary word for the sky, firmament, or heaven. A place of pure light/fire
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civil
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of a citizen or state; polite
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civil service
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nonmilitary cervice in government
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civil war
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internal war
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civic duties
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normal obligations of a citizen
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complacent
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self-satisfied, contented, smug
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credible
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believable
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credulous
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too willing to believe and is thus easily deceived (result of ignorance)
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plausible
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seeming reasonable/probable
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culpable
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blameworthy
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culprit
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an offender, someone to blame for a crime/fault
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eccentric
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odd/peculiar (off center)
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anomalous
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irregular, abnormal, and unexpected
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anomaly
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Something that deviates from what is standard, normal, or expected
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aberration
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a defect in character/vision which causes deviation from what is normal, right, or logical
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capriciousness
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unpredictable behavior, subject to whim
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idiosyncrasies
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minor peculiarities of personal behavior
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futile
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useless, ineffectual
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effectual
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produces the desired results
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ineffectual
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does nor produce the desired results
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abortive
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failing to produce the intended result
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incipient
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in the early/beginning stages; commencing
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percipient
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sees clearly, keenly, or readily
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discern
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perceive or recognize
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fallacy
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false reasoning, mistaken idea
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fallible
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subject to error, or likely to be mistaken
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fluctuation
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rise and fall, continual variation
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undulate
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to rise and fall evenly, like waves
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vacillate
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to waver in one's mind
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falter
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to weaken momentarily or to waver in one's determination
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alter
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to change
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alternation
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taking turns in a regular manner
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indolence
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love of ease/ laziness
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sloth
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laziness
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lethargy
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sluggishness, drowsiness, lack of energy
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supineness
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inactivity, sluggishness, passivity, with a hint of laxness but not of evil
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somnolence
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drowsiness/sleepiness
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inertness
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inactivity in a person/substance
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inference
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conclusion, deduction--that you draw
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implication
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an idea implicit/built into what someone says
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deduce
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precise/more formal inferences
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morale
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spirit, state of courage or confidence
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esprit de corps
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the spirit of the group (pride, enthusiasm, and courage)
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retribution
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merited punishment, requital (compensatory justice either reward or requital)
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vengeance/retaliation/reprisal/revenge
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personal, extra-legal forms of requital
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requital
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impersonal repayment for good/evil
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vituperate
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Blame or insult (someone) in strong or violent language
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expostulate
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Express strong disapproval or disagreement
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recriminate
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Make counteraccusations
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subterfuge
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a trick, scheme, or artifice (to escape something unpleasant)
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maneuver/stratagem
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a trick to outwit/deceive someone
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ruse
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a trick intended more to mislead than to outwit
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feint
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a pretended action to mislead an opponent
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temerity
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rashness, reckless boldness
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audacity
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bold courage, daring, or impudence (not rash)
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effrontery
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shameless boldness, especially in a personal confrontation
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impudence
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shameless/often wanton boldness with a hint of bravery to sweeten ugliness
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presumption
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assertiveness that goes beyond one's apparent rights/abilities
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imposture
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beyond presumption (assertiveness that goes beyond one's apparent rights/abilities)
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quixotism
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visionary temerity, based on ill-considered idealism
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utility
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usefulness, something useful
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utilitarianism
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a philosophy which takes as its practical goal the maximum happiness for the most people
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veracity
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truthfulness
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verity
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abstract truth
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verisimilitude
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artistic truth
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