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8th Grade
11/18/2012

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nauseous
Definition
sickening; makes you feel sick, or turns your stomach
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nauseous
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revolting; disgusting
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nebulous
Definition
hazy, not well-defined; cloudy
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nimble
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quick and agile in movement or thought; clever
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nomad
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someone who has no permanent home and wanders
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notify
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to tell, let know, give notice
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obese
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very fat; corpulent
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obnoxious
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offensive and very disagreeable
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obscure
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hard to see; unknown, uncertain; vague
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obscure
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to hide or make difficult to find; to confuse
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observation
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examination; attention; watching
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observation
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remark, comment; opinion
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obsolete
Definition
no longer in use; discarded or outmoded; old-fashioned
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obstinate
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stubborn
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obstruct
Definition
to get in the way of; to block; to hamper
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obtuse
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not acute; someone who is not smart; thick, dull;
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olfactory
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relating to the sense of smell
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ominous
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threatening, menacing, having the character of an evil omen; foreboding
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opportune
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appropriate to time or circumstances; lucky
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option
Definition
choice, selection, preference; alternative
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orbit
Definition
to move around some object, as a planet; to circle
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orbit
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the actual route the thing takes when it goes around the other thing, as in the orbit of the moon around the earth
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orchid
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purple (as in the flower); lavender
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ostentatious
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pretentious and flashy; showy;
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palatable
Definition
good tasting; savory; delicious
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paradox
Definition
contradiction, something that doesn't fit;
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paradox
Definition
something that shouldn't be; contradiction
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passive
Definition
not active; someone who lets things happen rather than taking action himself
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peddle
Definition
sell (although usually used in a somewhat bad way); hawk; vend
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pedestrian
Definition
common, everyday, usual; mundane; boring
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pedestrian
Definition
one who does not ride, but walks;
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perjury
Definition
making deliberately false statements when under oath; lies
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perservere
Definition
to continue in some course of action despite setbacks and opposition; to endure
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petrify
Definition
(literally) to turn to stone
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petrify
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(figuratively) to paralyze with fear or with surprise; shock
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pious
Definition
religiously devout or moral
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plagiarism
Definition
copying someone else's work and claiming it as your own; stealing
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plausible
Definition
seeming to be true; believable; credible
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pompous
Definition
characterized by stiff, unnatural formality; stuffy
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procrastinate
Definition
to postpone; to put something off to a later time
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profound
Definition
deep, wise, serious
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prolific
Definition
producing great amounts; fertile
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propel
Definition
to move, make something go forward; to drive
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prophesy
Definition
to predict the future using divine guidance; to foretell
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pungent
Definition
sharp, flavorful (sometimes too flavorful); peppery
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pursue
Definition
to chase, go after; to follow
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quell
Definition
to quiet something raucous (often a rebellion); quash
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quell
Definition
to crush, defeat, conquer
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quench
Definition
to satisfy a need or desire; satisfy;
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rabble
Definition
large, disorderly, and easily excited mob; crowd;
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rabid
Definition
(literally) afflicted with rabies, a disease of the nervous system that causes convulsions and wildly irrational behavior
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rabid
Definition
(figuratively) acting fanatically or madly, as if afflicted by rabies; crazy
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rancor
Definition
bad feeling, bitterness; animosity; hatred
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random
Definition
lacking order, free from order or bias; chance
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ransack
Definition
to search thoroughly and messily; plunder; pillage
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ratify
Definition
to approve formally; confirm; approve
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ravenous
Definition
(literally) wildly eager to eat; hungry
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ravenous
Definition
(figuratively) hungry for anything; voracious
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raze
Definition
to utterly destroy (a building, city, etc.); wreck; flatten
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recluse
Definition
someone who lives far away from other people; hermit
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recur
Definition
to return; to occur again; repeat
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reek
Definition
(literally) giving off a strong, offensive odor; strong smell; stink
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reek
Definition
(figuratively) to be pervaded by something unpleasant
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refrain
Definition
to stop or avoid during something, quit; cease
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regal
Definition
royal, splendid; kingly
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reign
Definition
rule over, govern, dominate;
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reimburse
Definition
to repay someone for their expenses
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reinforce
Definition
strengthen, add to; support
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reminiscence
Definition
memory or act of recalling the past; nostalgia
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renowned
Definition
well-known, famous, celebrated
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repartee
Definition
witty conversation, retort; banter
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repudiate
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to reject what one was once associated with; disown
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repugnant
Definition
something gross, repulsive, or revolting; distasteful
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residue
Definition
something that remains after a part is taken; remainder
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reveal
Definition
show, divulge, expose; unveil
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revel
Definition
celebrate noisily, have a party; enjoy
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rout
Definition
conquer, defeat, and chase off; overwhelm
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