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Challenge Second Semester Voc
Stava
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English
7th Grade
01/15/2008

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exquisite
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adj. - extremely beautiful or elaborate; highest quality
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consolation
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noun - comfort
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vulgar
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adj. - crude; obscene; indecent
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lugubriously
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adv. - mournfully
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polonaise
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noun - music for Polish dance
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waived
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verb - give up or forgo
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rankle
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verb - make angry
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machinations
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noun - secret plots or schemes with evil intent
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fervent
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adj. - intensely devoted or passionate
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remonstrance
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noun - act of protesting or complaining
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skiff
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noun - small light open boat
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progging
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verb - search or forage for food
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nearsighted
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adj. - better vision for near objects; can't see distances
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delusions
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noun - false belief or hope
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musings
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noun - deep thoughts or meditations
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terrapin
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noun - freshwater or tidewater turtles
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precarious
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adj. - risky; uncertain; insecure
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avid
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adj. - eager; enthusiastic
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sook
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noun - grown up female crab
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undaunted
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adj. - not afraid or discouraged
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aberration
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noun - deviation (departure) from the normal
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flabbergasted
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adj. - speechless; totally shocked or surprised
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humanely
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adj. - with mercy, kindness, tenderness
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refurbished
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verb - redone, made over
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writhe
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verb - to twist or squirm in agony
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piteous
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adj. - deserving sympathy and compassion
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nocturne
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noun - romantic musical piece for piano; appripriate at night
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laced
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verb - added to something
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liberally
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adv. - generously; not restricted to a small amount
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befuddled
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adj. - confused
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leeward
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adj. - in the direction the wind blows
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litany
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noun - repeated listing
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consternation
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noun - a fear or shock making you feel helpless
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heathen
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noun - person who is not religious; not believing in God
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fainthearted
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adj. - cowardly, timid, shy
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typhoid
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noun - bacterial disease from contaminated water or food
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reverie
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noun - a daydream; dream of imaginary things
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raucous
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adj. - loud, rowdy
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capricious
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adj. - inconsistent, erratic
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thwart
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noun - a seat in a boat
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chaplain
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noun - clergyman, minister, priest
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barrage
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noun - artillery fire to keep enemy forces from moving
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barrage balloon
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noun - anchored balloon for entangling low flying attack airplanes
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flanks
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noun - right or left side of formation/force (army)
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frenzy
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noun - wild frantic outburst of action, feeling brief delirium
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commotion
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noun - turbulence, noisy rushing about, confusion
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canteen
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noun - small metal or plastic flask, covered in canvas
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rucksack
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noun - kind of knapsack strapped over shoulders
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civilian
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noun - any person not active with the armed forces
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mobilized
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verb - organized and ready
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symmetrically
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adverb - having same or similar halves or repeated pattern
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