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8th Grade
09/24/2012
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allot
 Definition
to assign or distribute in shares or portions
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amass
 Definition
to bring together, collect, gather, especially for oneself
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amass
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to come together
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amass
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assemble
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audacious
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bold
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audacious
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adventurous
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audacious
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recklessly daring
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comply
 Definition
to yield to a request or command
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devoid
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not having or using
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devoid
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lacking
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elite
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the choice part of a group of people or things
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elite
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superior
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grapple
 Definition
an iron hook used to grab and hold
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grapple
 Definition
to come to grips with
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grapple
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to wrestle or fight with
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incapacitate
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to deprive of strength or ability
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incapacitate
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to make legally ineligible
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instigate
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to urge on
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instigate
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to stir up
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instigate
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to start
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instigate
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to incite
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longevity
 Definition
long life
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longevity
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long duration
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longevity
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length of life
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myriad
 Definition
in very great numbers
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myriad
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a very great number
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perspective
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a point of view or general standpoint from which different things are viewed, physically or mentally
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perspective
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the appearance to the eye of various objects at a given time, place or distance
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perturb
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to trouble
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perturb
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to make uneasy
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perturb
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to disturb greatly
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perturb
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to throw into confusion
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prodigious
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immense
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prodigious
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extraordinary in bulk, size, or degree
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relevant
 Definition
connected with or related to the matter at hand
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skittish
 Definition
extremely nervous and easily frightened
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skittish
 Definition
shy or timid
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skittish
 Definition
extremely cautious
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skittish
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unstable
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skittish
 Definition
undependable
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tether
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a rope or chain used to fasten something to a fixed object
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tether
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the outer limit of strength or resources
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tether
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to fasten with a rope or chain
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unison
 Definition
a sounding together
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unison
 Definition
agreement or accord
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vie
 Definition
to compete
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vie
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to strive for victory or superiority
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willful
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stubbornly self-willed
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willful
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done on purpose
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willful
 Definition
deliberate
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