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8th Grade
03/30/2011

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Term
Acumen
Definition
Keen insight; shrewdness.
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Capitulate
Definition
  1. To surrender.
  2. To give up resistance.
Term
Bracing
Definition
Strengthening; invigorating.
Term
Iconoclast
Definition
  1. A breaker or destroyer of images that are set up for religious worship.
  2. A person who attacks cherished beliefs, religions, etc.
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Demur
Definition
  1. To raise doubts or to show reluctance.
  2. Hesitation.
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Catholic
Definition
  1. Broad-minded; wide-ranging in tastes and interests.
  2. Universal.
  3. The whole Christian body or church.
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Insurgent
Definition
  1. A person who revolts against lawful authority or government; a rebel.
  2. A member of a political party who rebels against it.
  3. Surging or rushing in.
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Prevail
Definition
  1. To succeed; to become dominant.
  2. To exsist everywhere.
  3. To urge successfully.
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Fecund
Definition
  1. In abundance; fertile.
  2. Intellectually productive.
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Vigil
Definition
  1.  A watch maintained, especially at night, to guard, observe or pray.
  2. A period of sleeplessness.
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Stultify
Definition
  1. To cause to appear foolish or ridiculous.
  2. To make useless or ineffective.
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Poignant
Definition
  1. Deeply moving.
  2. To the point.
  3. Strong in mental appeal.
  4. Pungent in smell.
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