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Jessica

Jessica. 5 th Period. Unit 14. amenable:. Willing to follow advice or authority; tractable, submissive, responsible. Berate. To scold sharply. carnage. Large-scale slaughter or loss of life. credulous. Too ready to believe; easily deceived. criterion.

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Jessica

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  1. Jessica 5th Period

  2. Unit 14

  3. amenable: Willing to follow advice or authority; tractable, submissive, responsible

  4. Berate To scold sharply

  5. carnage Large-scale slaughter or loss of life

  6. credulous Too ready to believe; easily deceived

  7. criterion A rule, test; a standard for judgment or evaluation

  8. deplete To use up as a result of spending or consumption; to diminish greatly

  9. expatiate To expand on, write or talk at length or in detail; to move about freely

  10. extraneous Coming from the outside, foreign; present but not essential, irrelevant

  11. Inception The beginning, start, earliest stage of some process, institution, etc

  12. infirmity A weakness or ailment (physical, mental, moral, etc)

  13. jejune Lacking in nutritive value; lacking in interest or substance; immature, juvenile

  14. obdurate Stubborn, unyeilded

  15. potpourri A collection of diverse or miscellaneous items; a general mixture; petals mixed with spices for scent

  16. precocious Showing unusually early development (especially in talents and mental capacity)

  17. Sadistic Delighting in cruelty, excessively cruel

  18. sententious Self-righteous, characterized by moralizing; given to use of maxims or adages; saying much in few words, pithy

  19. supplicate To beg earnestly and humbly

  20. surfeit An excess or overindulgence, as in eating or drinking, causing disgust

  21. tortuous Winding, twisted, crooked; highly involved, complex; devious

  22. turgid Swollen, bloated, filled to excess; over-decorated or excessive in language

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