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Literature
12th Grade
09/28/2011
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1. Cogent
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Convincing
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2. exigent
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Urgent, pressing
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3. assay
 Definition
To judge, evaluate, examine
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4. intransigent
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Inflexible, not compromising
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5. incite
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To stir up, stimulate
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6. resuscitate
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To revive
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7. solicitous
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Caring or concern
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8. perturb
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To agitate, to disturb
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9. turbulent
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Characterized by disorder
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10. turbid
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Thick, dense, not clear
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11. alacrity
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Cheerful readiness, liveliness
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12. celerity
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Swiftness, speed
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13. degenerate
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To diminish in quality
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14. engender
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To produce
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15. genre
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Kind, sort, literary type
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16. cognate
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Related by birth
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17. innate
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Inborn
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18. nascent
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Coming to existence
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19. transfigure
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To change outwardly appearance
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20. fictive
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Imaginary
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21. feign
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To pretend
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22. parturient
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About to bear young
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23. repertory
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Stock of thing, theatrical company
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24. vehement
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Strong emotional passionate
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25. inveigh
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To protest strongly
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26. surmise
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To guess, a guess
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27. demise
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Death or termination
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28. remit
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Send payment, to pardon
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29. emblematic
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Symbolic
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30. diabolical
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Wicked like the devil
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31. hyperbole
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Intentional exaggeration
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32. episodic
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Occur every now and then
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33. methodical
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Systematic, orderly
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34. synod
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A council, church
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