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12th Grade
06/01/2012

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Tenacity
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n. persistence
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Assimilation
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v. to absorb; to make similar
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Incumbent
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adj. imposed as a duty; obligatory
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Inveterate
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adj. long-established; deep-rooted; habitual
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Transitory
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adj. short-lived or temporary
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Amenable
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adj. responsive; agreeable
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Camaraderie
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n. good will between friends; comradeship
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Aesthetic
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adj. relating to the appreciation of beauty
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Alacrity
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n. cheerful willingness; swiftness
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Strident
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adj. loud and shrill or grating
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Noisome
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adj. disgustingly offensive; foul
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Amnesty
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n. governmental pardon
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Veracious (n. veracity)
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adj. honest; truthful
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Caveat
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n. a warning
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Portend (n. portent; adj. portentous)
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v. to indicate in advance; to foreshadow or presage; to signify
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Harrowing
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adj. very distressing, painful
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Provincial
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adj. unsophisticated; limited in perspective
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Venerable (v. venerate)
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adj. worthy of honor and respect by reason of dignity, age, etc.
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Fervid (n. fervor)
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adj. extremely emotional; passionate
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Gaffe
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n. a clumsy social error or blunder
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Fauna
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n. animals as a group, especially of a specified region or time period
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Paucity
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n. smallness of number; a scarcity
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Telling
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adj. strikingly effective
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Quarry
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n. a hunted bird or animal; prey
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Voluble (n. volubility)
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adj. talkative
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Lachrymose
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adj. causing tears; weeping or inclined to weap
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Vacuous (n. vacuity)
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adj. lacking substance or intelligence
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Supercilious
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adj. feeling or showing proud contempt
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Olympian
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adj. majestic, god-like
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Reprehensible
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adj. deserving to be severely criticized
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Junta
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n. a group of military officers ruling a country after seizing power
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Congenial
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adj. friendly, sympathetic; suited to one's needs or nature
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Regimen
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n. a set of rules, usually followed for therapeutic effect
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Belie
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v. to contradict; to depict falsely
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Specious
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adj. seeming to be truthful on the surface, but actually false
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Itinerant
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adj. traveling from place to place, especially for work
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Ephemeral
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adj. fleeting; lasting for a short time
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Querulous
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adj. inclined to find fault; complaining
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Modicum
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n. a small quantity
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Nebulous
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adj. vague, unclear
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Maxim
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n. a short saying expressing a general principle
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Sullen
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adj. showing silent anger and unwillingness to be pleasant to people
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Equanimity
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n. evenness of temper, especially as a characteristic state
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Flux
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n. flow; continuous change or movement
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Tenacious (n. tenacity)
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adj. holding firmly; cohesive
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Disaffected
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adj. resentful and rebellious, especially against authority
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Quixotic
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adj. foolishly idealistic; extremely chivalrous
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Approbation
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n. official approval
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Cryptic
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adj. secretive or partially concealed; mysterious
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Lackadaisical
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adj. showing lack of interest or spirit
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