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9th grade week of 2/11 Ms. Hayashi
vocabulary week of 2/11
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English
9th Grade
02/07/2013

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Anonymous

-without any name acknowledged, as that of author, contributor, or the like: an anonymous letter to the editor; an anonymous donation.

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Abyss

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a deep, immeasurable space, gulf, or cavity; vast chasm.
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Analysis

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this process as a method of studying the nature of something or of determining its essential features and their relations: the grammatical analysis of a sentence.
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Arbitrary

-subject to individual will or judgment without restriction; contingent solely upon one's discretion: an arbitrary decision.

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Caper

-a playful leap or skip.

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Benediction

-an utterance of good wishes.

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Dwindle

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to become smaller and smaller; shrink; waste away: His vast fortune has dwindled away.
 
to fall away, as in quality; degenerate.
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Formidable

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causing fear, apprehension, or dread: a formidable opponent.
 
of discouraging or awesome strength, size, difficulty, etc.; intimidating: a formidable problem.
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Instantaneous

-occurring, done, or completed in an instant: an instantaneous response.

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Lore

-the body of knowledge, especially of a traditional, anecdotal, or popular nature, on a particular subject: the lore of herbs.

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