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Butler6  on May 14, 2009

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flail, pensive, inquire, opt, haste, arrogant, shoddy, insidious, adamant, meddle, brood, surmount, smolder, conscience, deliberate, tentative, convey, elaborate, pathetic, debris, dwindle, contradict, domestic, literate, fortify, stern, peer, vacant, gnaw, vow, compulsive, fate, superficial, scowl, divine, mock, stifle, complexion, convert, saunter, incognito, lenient, feeble, timid, controversial, laborious, nomad, eloquent, subliminal, facetious

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flail, pensive, inquire, opt, haste, arrogant, shoddy, insidious, adamant, meddle, brood, surmount, smolder, conscience, deliberate, tentative, convey, elaborate, pathetic, debris, dwindle, contradict, domestic, literate, fortify, stern, peer, vacant, gnaw, vow, compulsive, fate, superficial, scowl,flail, pensive, inquire, opt, haste, arrogant, shoddy, insidious, adamant, meddle, brood, surmount, smolder, conscience, deliberate, tentative, convey, elaborate, pathetic, debris, dwindle, contradict, domestic, literate, fortify, stern, peer, vacant, gnaw, vow, compulsive, fate, superficial, scowl, divine, mock, stifle, complexion, convert, saunter, incognito, lenient, feeble, timid, controversial, laborious, nomad, eloquent, subliminal, facetious (see more)

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Scarsdale MS Butler 6 2011/Butler 7 2012, b6 is awsome

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flail
to move wildly, especially with your arms and legs
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flail to move wildly, especially with your arms and legs
pensive deeply, often dreamily, thoughtful
inquire to ask about
opt to make a choice
haste the act of rushing carelessly
arrogant unpleasantly "self-important"
shoddy too quickly or poorly done
insidious known to spread harm in a sneaky way
adamant unwilling to be convinced or persuaded
meddle to intrude into other people's business
brood to think deeply or moodily
surmount to overcome
smolder to burn, giving off little, if any, smoke and no flame
conscience a person's sense of right and wrong
deliberate purposeful, planned, or done with thought
tentative not final, certain, or positively decided upon
convey to make known
elaborate to add details to, especially in writing or with words
pathetic likely to bring on sadness, shame, embarrassment, or ridicule
debris the remains of anything broken down, destroyed, or messed
dwindle to get gradually smaller in size or strength
contradict to say the opposite of something
domestic having to do with home life or family life
literate having knowledge about or understanding of something, especially reading and writing
fortify to strengthen, protect, or refresh
stern harshly firm
peer to look closely at something, trying to see it clearly
vacant not occupied or filled
gnaw to bite and wear away
vow to make a serious commitment
compulsive having an uncontrollable need or motivation to do something
fate a future outcome that seems to have been determined beforehand by outside, unchangeable forces
superficial concerned mostly with the outside appearance of something, not with its core characteristics
scowl to make a facial expression that shows displeasure
divine having extraordinary spiritual, intellectual, or moral worth
mock to laugh at, make fun of, or imitate in a teasing way
stifle to choke, limit, or stop
complexion the color, quality, or general appearance, especially of skin or of a face
convert to change the form, character, or function of something
saunter to walk along slowly and happily
incognito having a hidden identity, often with a fake name or a disguise
lenient likely to show mercy
feeble lacking strength, energy, or force
timid lacking in courage or self-confidence
controversial likely to cause disagreement, especially for the public as a whole
laborious requiring hard, tedious (detailed and painstaking), or time-consuming work
nomad a person who roams aimlessly
eloquent smooth, powerful, convincing, and / or expressive in speech
subliminal having an effect on a person's mind without a person's knowledge
facetious sarcastic, playful, humorous, jocular (likely to joke)