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Language - English
10th Grade
08/28/2011
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admonish
 Definition
to warn, to caution
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amalgam
 Definition
a mixture of different elements
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brevity
 Definition
briefness,concise
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cacophony
 Definition
a harsh or unpleasant sound
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cajole
 Definition
to persuade others to do something through flattery and manipulation
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conventional
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ordinary,traditional
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hackneyed
 Definition
dully unoriginal (trite)
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idyllic
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picturesque, pleasing to the eye
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immutable
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unable to be changed
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impotent
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powerless
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incensed
 Definition
extremely angry or resentful
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incessant
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unstoppable
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insatiable
 Definition
cannot be satisfied
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irreverent
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lacking proper respect
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jocular
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playful or humorous
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malinger
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to pretend to be sick to avoid duty
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mellifluous
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pleasing in tone, melodic (antonym for cacophony)
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nostalgia
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longing for things past, looking back fondly (WISTFUL)
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obfuscate
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to make something unclear
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orthodox
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conventional, oridinary, traditional
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outmoded
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unfashionable
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palliate
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to soothe, to make less severe
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panache
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stylish, flair in appearance or action
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paradigm
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perfect example
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pedestrian
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ordinary, average, boring
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perfunctory
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performing something because it is required or routine
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promulgate
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to declare/tell something publicly
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prudent
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careful
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rebuke
 Definition
to harshly criticize
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reticent
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shy
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salient
 Definition
prominent or conspicuous
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sedulous
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dilligent
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servile
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slave or servant like
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surreal
 Definition
having the intense quality of a dream
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urbane
 Definition
polite or sophisticated in manner
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vex
 Definition
to irritate or annoy
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vicarious
 Definition
living through other peoples actions or stories
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wistful
 Definition
NOSTALGIC, yearning for something in the past regretfully
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assuage
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palliate, mollify, to soothe someones worries
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avuncular
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uncle like
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commensurate
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equal
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consonant
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harmony
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consonant
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harmony
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equitable
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fair
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forthright
 Definition
honest, straight-to-the-point
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