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English
11th Grade
04/20/2009

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accept
Definition
to receive
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except
Definition
excluding
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advice
Definition
(noun) a recommendation
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advise
Definition
(verb) to recommend
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affect
Definition
to influence (VERB); emotion (NOUN)
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effect
Definition
result (NOUN); to directly cause something to happen(VERB)
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aisle
Definition
space between rows
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isle
Definition
island
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allude
Definition
to make indirect reference to (That episode of The Simpsons alluded to a bible story, so my little brother didn't get the joke, as he didn't know the original story)
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elude
Definition
to avoid (I eluded the police in my fast car.)
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allusion
Definition
indirect reference (Smithers made an allusion to feeling like Alfred in Batman, but Mr Burns did not understand)
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illusion
Definition
false idea, misleading appearance
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already
Definition
by this time
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all ready
Definition
fully prepared
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altar
Definition
sacred platform or place
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alter
Definition
to change
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altogether
Definition
thoroughly
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all together
Definition
everyone or everything in one place
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are
Definition
PLURAL form of "to be"
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ascent
Definition
the act of rising
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assent
Definition
consent (NOUN); to consent (VERB) I will give my assent to your going to the dance so long as you come home afterwards; He assented to our coming to his place for pizza.
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assistance
Definition
help
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assistants
Definition
helpers
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bare
Definition
nude, unadorned (not given "fancy dress – as in "The bare facts")
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bear
Definition
to carry; an animal
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board
Definition
piece of wood
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bored
Definition
uninterested
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brake
Definition
device for stopping
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break
Definition
to destroy, make into many pieces
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breath
Definition
air taken in
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breathe
Definition
to take in air
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buy
Definition
to purchase
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by
Definition
next to, through the agency of
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capital
Definition
major city; a large amount of money for investment
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capitol
Definition
government building
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choose
Definition
to pick
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chose
Definition
PAST TENSE of "choose"
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chews
Definition
gnaws with teeth
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cite
Definition
to quote in an essay; to charge (as a policeman) someone with an offence
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sight
Definition
vision
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site
Definition
a place
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coarse
Definition
rough
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course
Definition
path; series of lectures
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complement
Definition
something that completes a group ("a full complement")
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compliment
Definition
praise, flattery
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conscience
Definition
sense of morality
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conscious
Definition
awake, aware
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council
Definition
governing body
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counsel
Definition
advice (NOUN); to advise (VERB)
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dairy
Definition
place associated with milk production
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diary
Definition
personal journal
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descent
Definition
downward movement
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dissent
Definition
disagreement (especially with those in power)
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desert
Definition
to abandon (VERB); dry, usually sandy area (NOUN)
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dessert
Definition
final, sweet course in a meal
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device
Definition
a plan; a tool of some kind
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devise
Definition
to create
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die
Definition
to lose life (VERB); one of a pair of dice
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dye
Definition
substance used to change the color of something
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dominant
Definition
commanding, controlling
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dominate
Definition
to control
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elicit
Definition
to draw out (to get information from some one/thing)
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illicit
Definition
illegal
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eminent
Definition
prominent, important, respected
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immanent
Definition
living within; inherent to ("part and parcel of")
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imminent
Definition
about to happen
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envelop
Definition
to surround
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envelope
Definition
container for a letter or other papers
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fair
Definition
light-skinned; or: honest, even-handed, not favouring one side over the other
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fare
Definition
money for transportation; food (as in: pub fare = bar food)
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formally
Definition
observing polite manners
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formerly
Definition
previously
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forth
Definition
forward ("Go forth!")
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fourth
Definition
number four in a series
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gorilla
Definition
animal in ape family
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guerilla
Definition
soldier conducting surprise attacks
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hear
Definition
to sense sound by ear
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here
Definition
in this place
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hole
Definition
an opening
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whole
Definition
complete; an entire thing
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hour
Definition
sixty minutes
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our
Definition
PLURAL for "of my"
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human
Definition
relating to the species "Homo sapiens"
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humane
Definition
compassionate, wanting to reduce other people's/creatures' suffering ("The Humane Society helps dogs and cats")
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insure
Definition
buy or give insurance
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ensure
Definition
guarantee, protect
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its
Definition
possessive FORM of "it" ("belonging to it")
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it's
Definition
contraction for "it is"
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later
Definition
after a time
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latter
Definition
second one of two things ("RE John & Bob: John is the former, and Bob is the latter")
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lead
Definition
heavy metal substance (NOUN); to guide (pronounced "leeeed" VERB)
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led
Definition
PAST TENSE of "lead"
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lightning
Definition
storm-related bolts of electricity
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lightening
Definition
making lighter
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loose
Definition
unbound, not tightly fastened
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lose
Definition
to misplace
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maybe
Definition
perhaps (It is maybe 16 degrees out right now)
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may be
Definition
might be (VERB) (It may be too late to hand that in)
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meat
Definition
animal flesh
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meet
Definition
to encounter, to rendezvous (with something or someone)
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miner
Definition
a person who works in a mine (i.e. digging for minerals)
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minor
Definition
an underage person (under the age of majority, i.e. 18)
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moral
Definition
distinguishing right from wrong (ADJ); the lesson of a fable, a story, or event (NOUN)
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morale
Definition
attitude or outlook, usually of a group (When the team lost, their morale went way down)
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passed
Definition
PAST TENSE of to pass (He passed me in the street)
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past
Definition
at a previous time
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patience
Definition
forbearance (to have an attitude of not being in a hurry and to not let obstacles make one upset)
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patients
Definition
people under medical care
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peace
Definition
absence of fighting
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piece
Definition
part of a whole; musical arrangement
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personal
Definition
intimate, having to do with oneself or with private matters (I was personally hurt when you revealed that personal information about me on Facebook!)
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personnel
Definition
employees
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plain
Definition
simple, unadorned (not dressed up fancily)
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plane
Definition
to shave wood; aircraft ( I planed wood in shop class today)
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planned
Definition
PAST TENSE of to plan (VERB)
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precede
Definition
to come before
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proceed
Definition
to continue
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presence
Definition
being at hand; attendance at a place or in something
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presents
Definition
gifts
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principal
Definition
chief or foremost (#1 in rank) (ADJECTIVE); school head (NOUN) (The principal reason that we made you principal of Central High School is your strong sense of moral principles)
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principle
Definition
moral conviction, basic truth, rule
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quiet
Definition
silent, calm
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quite
Definition
very
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rain
Definition
water that falls to earth
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reign
Definition
to rule (e.g. as a King)
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rein
Definition
strap to guide or control an animal (NOUN); to guide or control (VERB) (I reined in the horse by pulling on the reins, of course!)
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raise
Definition
to lift up (VERB); a rise in salary (NOUN)
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raze
Definition
to tear down and apart utterly (The Vikings razed the poor village and left no building standing)
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respectfully
Definition
with respect
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respectively
Definition
in that order
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right
Definition
correct; opposite of "left"
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rite
Definition
ritual, something done to mark a religious or special occasion ("They did not follow the standard Chrisitian marriage rite, but instead made up their own vows)
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write
Definition
to put words on paper
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road
Definition
path
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rode
Definition
PAST TENSE of "ride"
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scene
Definition
place of action; segment of a play or film
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seen
Definition
viewed
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sense
Definition
perception, understanding
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stationary
Definition
standing still
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stationery
Definition
writing paper
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than
Definition
in comparison with; besides
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then
Definition
at that time; next; therefore (Since you are taller than me, then I'll let you reach for it)
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their
Definition
POSSESSIVE form of "they"
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there
Definition
in that place
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they're
Definition
contraction for "they are"
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through
Definition
finished; into and out of
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threw
Definition
PAST TENSE of throw
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thru
Definition
NO SUCH WORD!!
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thorough
Definition
complete
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waist
Definition
mid-section of the body
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waste
Definition
discarded material (NOUN); to squander, to fail to use up (VERB) Spending too much time worrying about one's waistline is a waste of time!)
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weak
Definition
not strong
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week
Definition
seven days
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weather
Definition
climatic condition
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whether
Definition
"if", when alternatives are expressed or implied
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where
Definition
in which place
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were
Definition
PAST TENSE of "to be"
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we're
Definition
we are
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which
Definition
one of a group
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witch
Definition
female sorcerer
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whose
Definition
POSSESSIVE form of "who"
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who's
Definition
contraction for "who is"
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your
Definition
POSSESSIVE form of "you"
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you're
Definition
contraction for "you are"
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yore
Definition
long past (In days of yore there were Kings and Queens living in castles)
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