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12th Grade
02/11/2013

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bombast
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High-sounding language with little meaning.
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preferment
Definition
Promotion or appointment to a position or office.
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obsequious
Definition
Obedient or attentive to an excessive or servile degree.
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grange
Definition
An outlying farm with tithe barns, belonging to a monastery or feudal lord.
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lascivious
Definition
Feeling or revealing an overt and often offensive sexual desire.
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deluding
Definition
mpose a misleading belief upon (someone); deceive; fool.
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promulgate
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Promote or make widely known (an idea or cause).
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beguiled
Definition
Charm or enchant (someone), sometimes in a deceptive way: "every prominent American artist has been beguiled by Maine"; "a beguiling smile".
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alacrity
Definition
Brisk and cheerful readiness.
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