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Wuthering Heights
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11th Grade
08/25/2010
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prognosticate
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foretell
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dissipated
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dissolute
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Misanthrope
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disliker of mankind
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execration
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curse showing hatred
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hector
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bully
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assiduously
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diligently
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abashed
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embarassed
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sententiously
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moralizing in a pompous manner
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sanctimonious
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pompous moralizing
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antipathy
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aversion
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caprices
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sudden change of mood/behavior (whim)
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imperious
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domineering
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droll
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amusing
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fastidious
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finicky, picky
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presentiment
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intuition
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avarice
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greed
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evince
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show
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approbation
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approval
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preternaturally
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not natural
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sanguine
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confident
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expostulate
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admonish
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sanguine
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confident
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sanguine
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confident
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expostulate
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admonish
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alacrity
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eagerness
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vindictive
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spiteful
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chagrin
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embarassed
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credulity
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naivete
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odious
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hateful
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avaricious
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greedy
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magnanimity
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generous
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saturnine
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gloomy
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usurp
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seize, take over (illegally)
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countenance
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approve of, facial expression
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vexed
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annoyed
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vexed
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annoyed
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vociferous
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vocal
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audacity
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boldness
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incur
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invite, bring upon yourself
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beguile
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entice, charm in a deceptive way
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malignity
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evil, malevolent
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physiogonomy
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judging a character from facial characteristics
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divine
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godly
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mantle
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covering, cloak
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compliant
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obedient
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superfluous
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extra
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trifle
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of little value
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stoic
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uncomplaining, bear up
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propensity
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tendency
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subdued
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passive
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propensity
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tendency
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subdued
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passive
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incarnate
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in the flesh
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slovenly
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sloppy
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vindictive
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spiteful
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retract
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take back
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fortnight
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2 weeks
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taciturn
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reticent, aloof, reserved
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consecrate
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sanctify, bless
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aversion
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dislike
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skulk
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lurk
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trepidation
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fear, apprehension
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proximity
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nearness
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mitigate
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alleviate
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immolation
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to kill or offer as a sacrifice, to burn up
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acquiesce
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agree
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tyrannical
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autocratic
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interdiction
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to ban, prohibit
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gratify
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please
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transient
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fleeting, temporary
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allies
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associates
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portent
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omen, warning
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sustenance
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nourishment
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moor
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uncultivated upland
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equanimity
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composure, equality, treat someone with equanimity
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interment
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burial
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affirmed
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confirmed
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potent
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strong, powerful
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