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English
11th Grade
09/28/2012

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Ebullient
Definition
Overflowing with enthusiasm
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Deviate
Definition
Move away from normal or appropriate
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Emanate
Definition
Come forth
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Epicurean
Definition
Devoted to the pursuit of pleasure
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Impregnable
Definition
Able to resist attack or forced entry
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Incessant
Definition
Continuing without interruption
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Exemplary
Definition
Worth of imitation
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Impropriety
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Improper act
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Expeditious
Definition
Acting with speed and efficiency
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Facilitate
Definition
Make easier
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Glutted
Definition
Filled beyond capacity
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Fawning
Definition
Seeking favor through flattery or obsequiousness
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Fervent
Definition
Having great emotion; passionate
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Exotic
Definition
Strikingly and intriguingly unusual
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Flout
Definition
Show contempt for
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Compunction
Definition
Uneasiness caused by a sense of guilt
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Corporeal
Definition
Bodily; material
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Forbearance
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Tolerance in face of provocation
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Forte
Definition
Strong point
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Gamut
Definition
Complete range
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Guile
Definition
Treachery; cunning
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Hedonism
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Devotion to pleasure
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Idiosyncrasy
Definition
Characteristic peculiar to an individual
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Impending
Definition
Likely to happen soon
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Romantic
Definition
Having the organic form, introspective tone, and exclamatory style of much of 19th century art and literature; also, having a preoccupation with the powers of Nature and Imagination, the irrational, the passional, and the exotic.
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