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2010-09-Vocab Words
Word-a-day for the month of September 2010
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English
6th Grade
10/06/2010

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pallid
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pale; faint or deficient in color
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ungainly
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not graceful; awkward; unwieldy; clumsy
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banter
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an exchange of light playful remarks
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mendicant
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a person who lives by begging; beggar
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defect
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a fault or shortcoming; imperfection, 2. lack of something essential
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captivate
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to attract intensely and fixedly; fascinate
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tawdry
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showy and cheap; gaudy, 2. low or mean; base
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sequel
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a literary (book) or film work (movie) that takes up and continues the narrative of a preceding work
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negate
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to deny the existence, evidence, or truth of (something), 2. to cause to be ineffective; nullify or invalidate (something)
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pejorative
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having a disparaging, derogatory, or belittling effect or force, as a word
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flagging
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1. dwindling, 2. weak, fatigued, or drooping
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fervent
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having or showing very warm or intense spirit, feeling, enthusiasm, etc.; ardent; passionate
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decoy
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1. a person who entices or lures another, as into danger or a trap, 2. anything used as a lure
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obliterate
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1. to remove or destroy all traces of, 2. to blot out or render indecipherable; efface
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