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Exam Vocab Words
2nd semester
30
Spelling
8th Grade
05/12/2012

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abdicate
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(v)to resign, formally give up an office or a duty; to disown, discard
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appease
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(v) to make calm, soothe,to relieve; satisfy; to yield to
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arrogant
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(adj.) haughty, too convinced of one's own importance
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attest
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(v) to bear witness, affirm to be true or genuine
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awry
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(adj., part.) in a turned or twisted position or direction; wrong, out of the right or hoped-for course
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bestow
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(v) to give as a gift; to provide with lodgings
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capitulate
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(v) to end resistance, give up, surrender, throw in the towel
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curt
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(adj.) short, rudely brief
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delve
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(v) to dig; to search deeply and thoroughly into
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disgruntled
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(adj., part.) in bad humor, discontented, annoyed
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entail
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(v) to put a burden on, impose, require, involve; to restrict ownership of property by limiting inheritance;
(n) such a restriction
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garnish
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(v) to adorn or decorate, especially food;
(n) an ornament or decoration, especially for food
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haughty
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(adj) chillingly proud and scornful
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heritage
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(n) an inheritance; a birthright
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imperative
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(adj) necessary, urgent
(n) a form of a verb expressing a command; that which is necessary or required
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kindred
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(n) a person's relatives; a family relationship;
(adj) related by blood; like, similar
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mediate
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(v) to bring about an agreement between persons or groups, act as a go-between;
(adj.) occupying a middle position; indirect, acting through an intermediary
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mercenary
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(adj.) acting or working for self-gain only;
(n) a hired solider, a solider of fortune
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milieu
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(n) the setting, surroundings, environment
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opus
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(n) an impressive piece of work, especially a musical composition or other work of art
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predominant
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(adj) the greatest in strength or power; most common
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recipient
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(n) one who receives;
(adj) receiving, able or willing to receive
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recluse
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(n) a person who leads a life shut up or withdrawn from the world
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rote
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(n) unthinking routine or repetition. a fixed or mechanical way of doing something;
(adj) based on a mechanical routine
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ruse
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(n) an action designed to confuse or mislead; a trick
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steadfast
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(adj) firmly fixed; constant, not moving or changing
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tedious
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(adj) long and tiresome
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trepidation
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(n) fear, fright, trembling
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vilify
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(v) to abuse or belittle unjustly or maliciously
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whimsical
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(adj) subject to odd ideas, notions, or fancies; playful; unpredictable
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