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These are some words I came across in some books I read
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7th Grade
02/25/2012
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incongruous
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not in harmony
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confidant
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someone you share a secret with, knowing they won't tell
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meticulous
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very careful and precise
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plodding
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slow and unexciting
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punctilious
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showing great attention to correct behavior
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voracious
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wanting to devour a lot of food;having an eager approach at an activity
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comatose
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extremely exhausted; like in a coma
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portentous
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done in a pompously or overly solemn manner
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haphazardly
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randomly
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autocratic
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taking no account to other people's opinions or wishes
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cocksure
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arrogantly confident
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disparaging
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Regard as being of little worth
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assiduously
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with care and persistence
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contemptuous
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showing hate or contempt
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morose
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sullen and ill-tempered
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loquacious
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talkative
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holitosis
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bad breath
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paroxysm
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a sudden outburst of emotion
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