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chapter 14
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English
7th Grade
02/27/2013

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accost
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to confront someone with a request or command
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ascend
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to move upward
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candidate
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a person running for public office
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conventional
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based on accepted customs and practices
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culprit
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a guilty person
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daft
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delirious and crazy
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disparage
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to belittle
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miscellaneous
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consisting of different things, mixed
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placard
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a sign or notice, often small
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proximity
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closeness
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quarry
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the object of a chase; a hunted animal
a pit where stone is extracted from the earth
to extract stone from the earth
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regatta
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a boat race or series of boat races
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sordid
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immorally foul; vulgar
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stereotype
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an oversimplified image or opinion
one who embodies an oversimplified image of a group
to assign an oversimplified image or opinion to a group
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whet
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to sharpen
to stimulate or excite
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