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Literature
11th Grade
11/10/2009

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Dissent
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to differ in sentiment or opinion
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Dissonance
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inharmonious or harsh sound
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Dormant
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lying asleep or as if asleep
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Dour
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sullen; gloomy
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Eclectic
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selecting or choosing from various sources
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Effervescent
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bubbling; lively
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Effulgent
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shiny forth brilliantly
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Emaciated
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thin, wasted, puny
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Embellish
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to adorn with ornamentation
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Encumber
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to impede or hinder
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Complicit
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choosing to be involved in an illegal act
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Comprehensive
Definition
of large scope; covering much
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Compunction
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a feeling of uneasiness or anxiety; remorse
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Conduit
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a pipe or tube used for conveying water or other fluid
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Congenial
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agreeable, suitable, or pleasant
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Congregation
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an assembly of persons brought together for common religious worship
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Consecrate
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to make or declare sacred, or to dedicate to a diety
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Consolation
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relief, succor, help, support, or cheer
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Construe
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to give meaning to or interpret
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Consumption
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the act of using
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Desecrate
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to divert from a sacred to a profane use or purpose.
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Debunk
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to expose or excoriate (a claim, assertion, sentiment, etc.) as being pretentious, false, or exaggerated: to debunk advertising slogans.
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Deft
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dexterous; nimble; skillful; clever
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Dialect
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a provincial, rural, or socially distinct variety of a language that differs from the standard language, esp. when considered as substandard.
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Destitute
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without means of subsistence; lacking food, clothing, and shelter.
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Desolate
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barren or laid waste; devastated
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Deride
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to laugh at in scorn or contempt; scoff or jeer at; mock.
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Defer
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to put off
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Demagogue
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a person, esp. an orator or political leader, who gains power and popularity by arousing the emotions, passions, and prejudices of the people.
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Derelict
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left or deserted, as by the owner or guardian;
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Debase
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to reduce in quality or value; adulterate
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Coup
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a highly successful, unexpected stroke, act, or move; a clever action or accomplishment.
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Convoluted
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complicated; intricately involved
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Convene
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to come together or assemble, usually for some public purpose.
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Convivial
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friendly; agreeable
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Cupidity
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eager or excessive desire, esp. to possess something; greed; avarice.
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Copious
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large in quantity or number; abundant; plentiful
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Coronation
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the act or ceremony of crowning a king, queen, or other sovereign
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Corpulent
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large or bulky of body; portly; stout; fat.
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Cultivate
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to prepare and work on (land) in order to raise crops; till.
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Disparage
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to speak of or treat slightingly; depreciate; belittle
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Diaphanous
Definition
very sheer and light; almost completely transparent or translucent.
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Discern
Definition
to perceive by the sight or some other sense or by the intellect
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Disheartened
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to depress the hope, courage, or spirits of; discourage.
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Didactic
Definition
intended for instruction; instructive
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Diffuse
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to pour out and spread, as a fluid.
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Disgruntled
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to put into a state of sulky dissatisfaction
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Discomfit
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to frustrate the plans of; thwart; foil.
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Dilatory
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tending to delay or procrastinate; slow; tardy
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Diligent
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constant in effort to accomplish something; attentive and persistent in doing anything
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