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gr 8 -- ch 7 & 8 ODD definitions
gr 8 - ch 7 & 8 ODD definitions
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8th Grade
02/04/2013
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acme
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the highest point
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belittle
 Definition
to make something appear smaller than it is
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belittle
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to refer to in a way that suggests lack of importance or value
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doctrine
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a belief or teaching
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doctrine
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a system of such beliefs
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doctrine
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a formulation of such beliefs
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exotic
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foreign
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exotic
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charmingly unfamiliar or strikingly unusual
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jaunty
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lively, easy, and carefree in manner
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jaunty
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smart or trim in appearance
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menial
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lowly, humble, lacking in importance or dignity
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menial
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a person who does the humble and unpleasant tasks
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predatory
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preying on
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predatory
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plundering
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predatory
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piratical
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stance
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a way of holding the body
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stance
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an attitude or position on an issue
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turncoat
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a person who switches to an opposing side or party
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wallow
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to roll about in a lazy, clumsy, or helpless way
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wallow
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to overindulge in
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wallow
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a wet, muddy, or dusty area used by animals as a sort of bath
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wallow
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a state of moral or physical collapse
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abut
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to join at one end or be next to
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abut
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to support,
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abut
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to prop up
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avail
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to be of use
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avail
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to make use of
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avail
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to take advantage of
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avail
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use
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avail
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value
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cryptic
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puzzling
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cryptic
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mystifying
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cryptic
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enigmatic
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enmity
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hatred
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enmity
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ill-will
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gaunt
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thin and bony
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gaunt
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starved looking
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gaunt
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bare
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gaunt
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barren
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nullify
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to make of no value or consequence
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nullify
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to cancel
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nullify
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to wipe out
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plummet
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to plunge straight down
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plummet
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a weight fastened to a line
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proxy
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an agent
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proxy
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a substitute
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proxy
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a written permission allowing one person to act in another's place
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scavenger
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a person who collects or removes usable items from waste materials
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scavenger
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an animal that feeds on refuse dead bodies
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stoical
 Definition
self-controlled
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stoical
 Definition
not showing feeling in response to pleasure or pain
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