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List 5
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Literature
9th Grade
05/20/2011

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Acclimate

Definition
To accustom or become accustomed to a new climate or environment
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Allude

Definition
to refer casually or indirectly; make an allusion (using followed by to)
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Appall 

Definition
To fill or  overcome with horror, consternation, or fear; dismay
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Bombastic 

Definition
Sound better than everybody else, (of speech, writing, etc.) high-sounding; high-flown; inflated; pretentious
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Captious

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Apt to notice and make much of trivial faults or defects; faultfinding; difficult to please
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Clandestine

Definition
SEcrative, peple don't know about, Characterized by, done in, or executed with secrecy or concealment, especially for purposes of subversion of deception; preivate or surreptitous 
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Corpulent

Definition
Large or bulky or body; portly; stout; fat
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Culpable

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Deserving blame or censure; blameworthy
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Delude

Definition
Dellusion, to mislead the mind or judgment of; deceive
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Flagrant

Definition
Obvious way, shockingly noticeable or evident; obvious; glaring 
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Impasse

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A postion or situation from which there is no escape; deadlock
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Intrepid

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Resolutely fearless; dauntless
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Nebulous

Definition
Hazy, vague, indistinct, or confused
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Obscene

Definition
Offensive to morality or decency; indecent; depraved
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Plethora 

Definition
Overabundance; excess
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