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General Vocab
8th Grade
01/22/2013
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apt
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suitable
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apt
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fitting
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apt
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likely
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apt
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quick to learn
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awry
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in a turned or twisted position or direction
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awry
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wrong
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awry
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out of the right or hoped-for course
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bludgeon
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a short club used as a weapon
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bludgeon
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to strike with a heavy club
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bludgeon
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to use force or strong arguments to gain some point
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capitulate
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to end resistance
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capitulate
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to give up
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capitulate
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to throw in the towel
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chafe
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to warm by rubbing
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chafe
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to wear sore by rubbing
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chafe
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to feel dissatisfaction
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chafe
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to irk
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chafe
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to strain or press against
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chafe
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a sore or injury caused by rubbing
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defile
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to make unclean or dirty
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defile
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to destroy the purity of
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defile
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to march in a single line or in columns
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defile
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a narrow passage
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defile
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a gorge or canyon
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dire
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dreadful
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dire
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causing fear or suffering
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dire
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warning of trouble to come
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dire
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demanding immediate action to avoid disaster
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disarming
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charming
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disarming
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tending to get rid of unfriendliness or suspicion
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disgruntled
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in bad humor
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disgruntled
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discontented
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encroach
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to advance beyond the usual or proper limits
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encroach
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trespass
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endow
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to furnish
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endow
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to equip
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endow
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to provide with funds or some other desirable thing or quality
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fend
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to ward off
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fend
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to resist
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fend
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to get along
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fend
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to manage
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impunity
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freedom from punishment
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mien
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air, manner
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mien
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appearance
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mien
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expression
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penal
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having to do with punishment
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pertinent
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related to the matter at hand
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pertinent
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to the point
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predominant
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the greatest in strength or power
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predominant
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most common
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prodigy
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something marvelous
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prodigy
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something monstrous or abnormal
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prodigy
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an unusual feat
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prodigy
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a child or young person with extraordinary ability or talent
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recluse
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a person who leads a life shut up or withdrawn from the world
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renown
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fame
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renown
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glory
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