the top or highest point of something

satisfied; no desire to improve

significant in a historical context

try earnestly or persistently to persuade to do something

to refuse to acknowledge as true

the process of gaining possession of something

deserving or causing public disgrace or shame

to provide evidence for a claim

severe or strict in manner or attitude

a noisy argument or disagreement

involving or characterized by conflict or opposition

anxiety or fear that something bad will happen

to provide evidence for something

the arrival of a notable person or thing

the ability to work successfully

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English 9.A.6

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discord
thinking again
careful; thorough
disagreement
strong dislike
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paramount
to make full use of
make or become less
disagreement
the most important; superior
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exacerbated
to put on trial
to make something worse
sordid; run down
usual feeling or mood
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squalid
superficial
to mourn
sordid; run down
raise objections or show reluctance
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apex
not certain or fixed
the top or highest point of something
a way of approaching a problem
to include or involve
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scrupulous
impressive in size or appearance
careful; thorough
to talk down
incapable of being resolved
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complacent
exaggerated or extravagant
severe or strict in manner or attitude
unable to be satisfied
satisfied; no desire to improve
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momentous
to bestow or equip
a person or thing that comes before another
significant in a historical context
to be full of
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unadorned
unfriendly
plain; undecorated
highly decorated
incapable of being resolved
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urge
capable of dealing with people
try earnestly or persistently to persuade to do something
an example from the previous
total; utter
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Infer
extremely urgent or serious
to guess through reasoning
the most basic component
a majority agreement
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exhilarating
to assert
to stir up; incite
morally offensive
exciting; stimulating
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doctrine
not certain or fixed
make or become less
a position or theory
practical knowledge
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repudiate
to reveal
to refuse to acknowledge as true
severe or strict in manner or attitude
arousing pity
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acquisition
to think deeply and at length
the process of gaining possession of something
the top or highest point of something
highly decorated
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ornate
superficial
to declare something formally
to put on trial
highly decorated
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eminent
significant in a historical context
distinguished or superior
pulled tight
stress; hopelessness
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ignominious
deserving or causing public disgrace or shame
possibly true
disagreement
exciting; stimulating
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teeming
to be full of
to assert
practical knowledge
a way of approaching a problem
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treacherous
to make something worse
unstable and dangerous
done without regard to consequences
distinguished or superior
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materialistic
superficial
to ban
to put on trial
to mourn
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tactful
capable of dealing with people
unfriendly
of or relating to money
the reversal of something
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corroborate
to provide evidence for a claim
a position or theory
capable of being changed
to prove to be incorrect
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austere
to support
to ban
severe or strict in manner or attitude
exaggerated or extravagant
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decree
evil; ominous
unstable or dangerous
to declare something formally
morally offensive
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omnipotent
found everywhere
uncommon; rare
all-powerful
incapable of being resolved
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altercation
to declare something formally
the reversal of something
a noisy argument or disagreement
dull; sad
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subordinate
highly decorated
to critique
to be lower in rank
to give in to something
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petulant
irritable; pouty
punctual
spiteful; harmful
unable to be satisfied
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excel
incapable of being resolved
supposed
to be successful at something
of or relating to money
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disparage
to talk down
to put on trial
unable to be satisfied
to mourn
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adversarial
to become less intense or widespread
involving or characterized by conflict or opposition
strong dislike
innovative; new
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deficient
to be full of
severe or strict in manner or attitude
not a sufficient amount
satisfactory in quantity or quality
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lucrative
profitable
a solemn promise
having a strong influence
to give in to something
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apprehension
made or produced by human beings
practical knowledge
make or become less
anxiety or fear that something bad will happen
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demonstrate
to provide evidence for something
satisfied; no desire to improve
to sustain or withstand against
to talk down
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potent
having a strong influence
to make full use of
irritable
the most basic component
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advent
to talk down
the arrival of a notable person or thing
to sustain or withstand against
unable to be satified
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inversion
spiteful; harmful
the reversal of something
punctual
plain; undecorated
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desolate
to think again
think deeply and at length
empty or barren
utter; total
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savvy
to talk down
practical knowledge
to put on trial
impressive in size or appearance
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dire
uncommon; rare
extremely serious or urgent
to be in accordance with
to take possession of
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refute
a feeling of disdain
to prove to be incorrect
odd; peculiar
questionable; doubtful
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persecute
to talk down
the arrival of something
special power or advantage
to put on trial
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vow
deserving public shame
a subtle difference in
a majority agreement
a solemn promise
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viability
profitable
the ability to work successfully
of or relating to money
disguise as true
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dubious
to force out of
questionable; doubtful
to become less intense or widespread
to be successful at something
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reconsideration
unfriendly
of or relating to money
thinking again
try earnestly or persistently to persuade to do something
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avenue
significant in a historical context
innovative; new
a way of approaching a problem
happening after something
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taut
thinking again
pulled tight
unfriendly
total; utter
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unmitigated
to bestow or equip
total; utter
the process of gaining possession of something
to make full use of
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disdain
strong dislike
punctual
carefree
found everywhere
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adequate
to assert
not certain or fixed
to include or involve
satisfactory in quantity or quality
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reproach
to be full of
to sustain or withstand against
to critique
impressive in size or appearance
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establish
found every where
to act or to found
a way of approaching a problem
to force out of
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allude
incapable of being resolved
suggest or call attention to indirectly
involving or characterized by conflict
anxiety or fear that something bad will happen
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lament
to mourn
to sustain or withstand against
to ban
to talk down
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contemplate
to critique
to think deeply and at length
empty or barren
a position or theory
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eccentric
made or produced by human beings
odd; peculiar
not certain or fixed
carefree
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devise
to develop a plan
the reversal of something
possibly true
empty or barren
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foment
careful; thorough
to make something worse
to stir up or encite
total; utter
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predecessor
to put on trial
superficial
to mourn
a person or thing that comes before another
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reinforce
movement
to refuse to acknowledge as true
to support
the state of having mixed feelings
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incite
carefree
questionable; doubtful
to stir up; excite
make or become less
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prohibit
to ban
arousing pity
the state of having mixed feelings
to refuse to acknowledge as true
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insatiable
to sustain or withstand against
to mourn
to put on trial
unable to be satisfied
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diminish
make or become less
to include or involve
to put on trial
superficial
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freewheeling
innovative; new
having a strong desire to succeed
carefree
unfriendly
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artificial
supposed
to make stronger with evidence
made or produced by human beings
to be in accordance with
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malleable
an example from the previous
capable of being changed
happening after something
to bestow or equip
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oust
to force out of
plain; undecorated
highly decorated
to become less intense or widespread
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basic
highly decorated
to bestow or equip
plain; dull
forming an essential foundation or starting point
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sinister
to make something worse
evil; ominous
not certain or fixed
significant in a historical context
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unveil
to reveal
to support
superficial
movement
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melodramatic
a person or thing that comes before another
special power or advantage
arousing pity
exaggerated or extravagant
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surly
to be sure of something
found everywhere
unfriendly
to make known
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pitiable
to refuse
arousing pity
severe or strict in manner or attitude
the state of having mixed feelings
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hypothetical
make or become less
to assert
supposed
a feeling of disdain
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ambivalence
a person or thing that comes before another
the state of having mixes feelings
to reveal
movement
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entail
movement
to include or involve
special power or advantage
the arrival of a notable person or thing
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scorn
a feeling of disdain
spiteful; harmful
innovative; new
punctual
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locomotion
to ban
arousing pity
to provide evidence for something
movement
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emphatic
empty of barren
think deeply and at length
unstable and dangerous
using emphasis; expressive
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fluctuate
to be lower in rank
to rise and fall in an irregular pattern
the ability or work successfully
capable of being changed
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scandalous
make or become less
a feeling of disdain
morally offensive
to be in accordance with
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plausible
possibly true
having or showing a strong desire to succeed
the ability to work successfully
to be lower in rank
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exploit
a feeling of disdain
stree; hopelessness
to develop a plan
to make full use of and derive benefit from
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indulge
all-powerful
to give into something
not a sufficient amount
to provide evidence for a claim
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diligence
highly decorated
careful or persistent work or effort
to mourn
to declare something formally
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endure
to put on trial
special power or advantage
superficial
to sustain or withstand against
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rash
having or showing strong desire
to include or involve
done without regard to consequences
to develop a plan
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consensus
a majority agreement
to develop a plan
to force out of
to be successful at something
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dreary
all-powerful
to talk down
dull; sad
satisfied
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fundamental
empty or barren
the most basic component
evil; ominous
having a strong influence
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clout
to refuse to acknowledge as true
special power or advantage
arousing pity
to support
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nuance
a subtle difference in
a majority agreement
to rise and fall in an irregular pattern
to be lower in rank
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tentative
a way of approaching a problem
not certain or fixed
to bestow or equip
questionable; doubtful
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postulate
to stir up; excite
stress; hopelessness
to assert
make or produced by human beings
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ambitious
sordid; run-down
to rise and fall in an irregular pattern
having or showing a strong desire to succeed
to be lower in rank
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dismay
evil; ominous
stress; hopelessness
a feeling of disdain
unfriendly

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