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ACT Week 8
sibilant bibulous inebriate sudoriferous
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English
11th Grade
03/07/2011

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sibilant
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Noun/Adj having, containing or producing the sound of or a sound resembling that of the 's' or "sh" in sash
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bibulous
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Adj. highly absorbent - inclined to drink
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inebriate
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V/ Adj./N to make drunk, intoxicate
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sudoriferous
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Adj. producing or conveying sweat
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absorb
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Verb, inbibe; assimilate
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permeate
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Verb - to diffuse through or penetrate something
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immutable
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Adj. not capable of or susceptible to change
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fission
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Noun - a splitting or breaking up into parts
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bisect
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verb - to divide into two (usually) equal parts; cross intersect
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dissect
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Verb - to separate into pieces for scientific examination - analyze
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scissile
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adj. capable of being cut smoothly or split easily
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ascend
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Verb - to move gradually upward - mount climb, scale
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responsibility
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Noun - reliability trustworthy - the quality or state of being called on to answer for particular thing
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spontaneous
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Adj. automatic, mechanical, impulsive proceeding from natural feeling or native tendency without external constraint
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insect
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noun/adj. any of numerous small invertebrate animal that are more or less segmented; a trivial or contemptible person.
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