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Lesson 46
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10th Grade
08/21/2010
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accrue
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to accumulate, to gather, or to grow as interest on money
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bilk
 Definition
to cheat
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coda
 Definition
a concluding portion of a musical or dramatic work
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coven
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an assembly of witches
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dotard
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a senile person
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emotive
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characterized by or relating to emotion
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fission
 Definition
splitting two parts
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floe
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a large sheet of floating ice
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garnish
 Definition
to decorate
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imbibe
 Definition
to absorb or to drink in
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incarcerate
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to put into prison
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malodorous
 Definition
foul-smelling, highly improper
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mottled
 Definition
marked with spots of different color
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noisome
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unwholesome, having a bad smell
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ostensible
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apparent or avowed
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pensive
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deeply thoughtful
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petty
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small and insignificant
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purveyors
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one who provides or procures
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resourceful
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acting effectively (usually in difficult situations)
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scuttle
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to sink (usually a ship)
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solvent
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able to pay debts
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spangle
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a small circular piece of glittering material used for decorating garments
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transmutation
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a change into something different
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versatile
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capable of doing many things; having many uses
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whelp
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a young offspring of a mammal
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