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Inherit the Wind [PL]
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19
Language - English
10th Grade
11/23/2009

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impassively
Definition
indifferent, unbias, apathy
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saunters
Definition
strolling, meander, amble
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contempt
Definition
audacity, disrespect,mockery, defiance, despite
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unctuously
Definition
glib, smuggly, kowtowing, obsequious
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oratorical
Definition
dramatic, elaborate, expressive
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repast
Definition
meal, feast, food, banquet
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chortle
Definition
laugh, chuckle, snicker, giggle,
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heretic
Definition
dissenter, noncomformist
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agnostic
Definition
skeptic, doubter
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emphatically
Definition
absolutely, certainly, entirely, undoubtedly
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benign
Definition
kind, gentle, gracious, benevolent, favorable, amiable
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askance
Definition
sideways, skeptically, critically, doubtfully
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melange
Definition
olio, assortment, medley
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writhe
Definition
distort, recoil, agonize, twist
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petulant
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sullen, peevish, captious, complaining
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irreconcilable
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clashing, incompatible, inconsistent
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effrontery
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arrogance, assurance, imprudence
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futility
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pointless, emptiness
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innocuous
Definition
bland, flat, innocent, harmless
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