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8th Grade
09/03/2012
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adage
 Definition
a proverb, wise saying
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bonanza
 Definition
a rich mass of ore in a mine
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bonanza
 Definition
something very valuable, profitable or rewarding
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bonanza
 Definition
a source of wealth or prosperity
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bonanza
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a very large amount
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bonanza
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sudden profit or gain
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churlish
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lacking politeness or good manners
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churlish
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lacking sensitivity
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churlish
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difficult to work with or deal with
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churlish
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rude
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citadel
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a fortress that overlooks and protects a city
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citadel
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any strong or commanding place
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collaborate
 Definition
to work with, work together
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decree
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an order having the force of law
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decree
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to issue such an order
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decree
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to command firmly or forcefully
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discordant
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disagreeable in sound, jarring
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discordant
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lacking in harmony
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discordant
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conflicting
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evolve
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to develop gradually
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evolve
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to rise to a higher level
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excerpt
 Definition
a passage taken from a book, article, etc.
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excerpt
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to take such a passage
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excerpt
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to quote
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grope
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to feel about hesitantly with the hands
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grope
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to search blindly and uncertainly
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hover
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to float or hang suspended over
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hover
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to move back and forth uncertainly over or around
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jostle
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to make or force one's way by pushing or elbowing
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jostle
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to bump, shove, brush against
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jostle
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to compete for
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laggard
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a person who moves slowly or falls behind
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laggard
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falling behind
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laggard
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slow to move, act or respond
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plaudits
 Definition
applause
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plaudits
 Definition
enthusiastic praise or approval
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preclude
 Definition
to make impossible, prevent, shut out
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revert
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to return, go back
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rubble
 Definition
broken stone or bricks
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rubble
 Definition
ruins
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servile
 Definition
of or relating to a slave
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servile
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behaving like or suitable for a slave or a servant
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servile
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menial
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servile
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lacking spirit or independence
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servile
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abjectly submissive
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vigil
 Definition
a watch, especially at night
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vigil
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any period of watchful attention
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wrangle
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to quarrel or argue in a noisy, angry way
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wrangle
 Definition
to obtain by argument
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wrangle
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to herd (as in sheep or cattle)
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wrangle
 Definition
a noisy quarrel
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