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gr 8 -- ch 11 & 12 ODD definitions
gr 8 -- ch 11 & 12 ODD definitions
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8th Grade
04/15/2013
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abdicate
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to resign
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abdicate
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to formally give up an office or a duty
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abdicate
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to disown
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abdicate
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to discard
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capacious
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able to hold much
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capacious
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roomy
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crusade
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a strong movement to advance a cause or idea
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crusade
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to work vigorously
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embargo
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an order forbidding the trade in or movement of commercial goods
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embargo
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any restraint or hindrance
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embargo
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to forbid to enter or leave port
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embargo
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to forbid trade with
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levity
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a lack of seriousness or earnestness, especially about things that should be treated with respect
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levity
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bouyancy
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levity
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lightness in weight
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nauseate
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to make sick to the stomach
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nauseate
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to fill with disgust
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pivotal
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vitally important
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pivotal
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essential
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ruse
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an action designed to confuse or mislead
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ruse
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a trick
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tenet
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an opinion, belief, or principle held to be true
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ungainly
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clumsy
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ungainly
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awkward
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ungainly
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unwieldy
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appease
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to make calm
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appease
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to soothe
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appease
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to relieve
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appease
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to satisfy
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appease
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to yield to
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calamitous
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causing great misfortune
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conventional
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in line with accepted ideas or standards
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conventional
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trite
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delve
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to dig
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delve
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to search deeply and thoroughly into
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gallantry
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heroic courage
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gallantry
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respect and courtesy
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gallantry
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an act or statement marked by a high level of courtesy
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judicious
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using or showing good judgment
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judicious
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wise
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judicious
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sensible
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milieu
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the setting
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milieu
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surroundings
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overbearing
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domineering
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overbearing
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haughty
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overbearing
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bullying
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overbearing
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overpowering
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overbearing
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predominant
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quirk
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a peculiar way of acting
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quirk
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a sudden twist or turn
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shiftless
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lazy
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shiftless
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lacking in ambition and energy
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shiftless
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inefficient
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