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11th Grade
01/11/2013
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ostentatious
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showy, pretentious
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supercilious
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coolly haughty
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secular
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not religious
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tenacious
 Definition
holding firmly
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venerate
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regard with reverence
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aberration
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departure from the normal
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provincial
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narrow
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acclimate
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become accustomed to a new environment
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vitiate
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impair the quality of
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adulterate
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make impure by adding improper ingredients
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boorish
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uncouth, ill-mannered
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circumlocution
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use of too many words to express an idea
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didactic
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intended to teach
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eclectic
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composed of elements drawn from various sources
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endemic
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native to a particular people or country
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gauche
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lacking social experience or grace
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impalpable
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intangible
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lascivious
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lustful
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prevaricate
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lie
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affable
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amiable, easy to talk to
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assimiliate
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absorb
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proselytize
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recruit new members
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rescind
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revoke, cancel
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truncated
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abruptly terminated
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chiasmus
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a figure of speech in which two syntactically parallel elements "cross over" or reverse positions.
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