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Lesson 6 Vocab.
Wordly Wise 3000 book 10 lesson 6 vocal words.
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10th Grade
11/13/2011

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Ameliorate
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To make better; to become better; to improve.
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Baleful
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Expressing hatred or evil; harmful, ominous.
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Berate
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To criticize vigorously, to scold vehemently.
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Circumvent
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To avoid through craftiness.
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Compunction
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A feeling of uneasiness or anxiety caused by guilt.
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Condone
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To overlook or accept without punishment; to pardon or excuse.
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Diminutive
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Very small, tiny.
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Euphemism
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A polite term used to avoid directly naming something considered offensive or unpleasant.
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Expendable
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Able to be used up then discarded or replaced.
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Heresy
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The expression of shocking or unacceptable views.
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Infirmity
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Physical or mental weakness or defect. Weak or feeble.
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Profane
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To treat with scorn or irreverence. Disrespectful of sacred things. Not connected to religion; worldly.
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Recompense
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To pay or compensate. Payment; comparison.
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Repast
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Food and drink; a meal.
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Servitude
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A lack of freedom; forced labor.
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