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12th Grade
05/20/2008
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abasement
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n.: Condition of being put down or humbled
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abated
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v.: Lessened
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abrogated
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v.: Repealed; annulled
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absolution
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n.: Act of freeing someone of a sin or of a criminal charge
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acceded
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v.: Yielded (to); agreed
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adjure
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v.: Appeal earnestly
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admonish
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v.: Advise; caution
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adroitly
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adv.: With physical or mental skill
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adulterations
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n.: Impurities; added ingredients that are improper or inferior
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adversary
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n.: Opponent
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adversity
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n.: Misfortune
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affinities
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n.: Family connections; sympathies
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affluence
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n.: Abundant wealth
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alters
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v.: Changes
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amiable
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adj.: Friendly
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amorous
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adj.: Full of love
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anachonism
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n.: Something out of its proper time in history
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anarchy
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n.: Absence of government; confusion; disorder, and violence
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anatomize
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v.: Dissect in order to examine structure
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antic
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adj.: Odd and funny
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aperture
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n.: Opening
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apothecary
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n.: Pharmacist; druggist
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appendage
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n.: Something added on
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apprehension
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n.: Anxious feeling of foreboding; dread
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approbation
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n.: Official approval, sanction, or commendation
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arbiter
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n.: Judge; umpire
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aboreal
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adj.: Of, near, or among trees
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artifice
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n.: Skill; skillful illusion
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aspire
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v.: Rise high, yearn, or seek after
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assault
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n.: Violently attack
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assay
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v.: Try or attempt
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assignations
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n.: Appointments to meet
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asunder
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adv.: Into parts or pieces
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atrophy
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v.: Waste away
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augment
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v.: Make greater; enlarge
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august
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adj.: Worthy of great respect
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authenticity
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n.: Quality or state of being authentic; genuineness
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avarice
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n.: Greed
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averred
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v.: Stated to be true
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avouches
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v.: Asserts positively; affirms
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