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Literature
11th Grade
12/07/2015
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Clemency
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mercy/mildness
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coercion
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force into action
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complacent
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self-satisfied and unconcerned
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compliance
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flexibility/ tendency to yield to the wish of others
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composure
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self-possession/ calm
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comprehensive
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large in scope/ a ton of content

 
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concede
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yield
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conciliatory
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pleasing and accommodating
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concise
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exact

 
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concur
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agree/ cooperate
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condone
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forgive / disregard
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contend
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strive/ compete
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contentious
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quarrelsome/ argumentative
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contract
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a deal/ to become reduced in size
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contrite
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remorseful
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converge
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moving towards union
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conviction
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strong assertion or belief/ the process of being proven guilty
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cordial
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warm and sincere
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corroborate
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support by new evidence
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creduilty
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gulibility
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criterion
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standard on which a work can be assest
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cryptic
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have a hidden meaning
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cursory
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hastily done
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daunt
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intimidate
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debilitate
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weaken / make feeble
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defame
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slander/ place a bad name upon
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