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Vocabulary 4
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9th Grade
10/11/2012
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beholden
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obligated
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inscrutable
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unable to be investigated
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indemnify
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to compensate for damage or loss sustained
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venial
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able to be forgiven or pardoned
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missive
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a written message
letter
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lachrymose
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tearful or given to weeping
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sublime
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elevated, happy, upper
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desecrate
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to destroy something sacred
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insouciant
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free from concern, light hearted
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invidious
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calculated to give offence
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prevaricate
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to speak in a lie
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omnivorous
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eating both meat and veggies
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fulsome
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offensive to good taste
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conjecture
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the formation of a theroy without enough proof
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ebullient
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overflowing with excitement
bubbling up like a boiling liquid
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infidel
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a person who does not accept a particular faith
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debacle
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embarressing spectacle
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lassitude
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lack of energy, tired
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frugal
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not spending much money, thrifty
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myriad
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a great number and variety of things
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