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Lessons 7-9
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9th Grade
04/25/2012
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abhor
 Definition
verb.
to hate deeply
Term
amend
 Definition
verb.
to change for the better
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buffet
 Definition
verb.
to slap or cuff
Term
Chaos
 Definition
noun
great confusion
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commodious
 Definition
adj.
roomy/spacious
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corrosive
 Definition
adj
eating away gradually
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discern
 Definition
verb
to see clearly
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exant
 Definition
adj
still existing
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implicate
 Definition
verb
to involve in
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inter
 Definition
verb
to bury
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martinet
 Definition
noun
a strict disciplinarian
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obviate
 Definition
verb
to anticipate
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renegade
 Definition
noun
one who leaves a group
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reprehensible
 Definition
adj.
deserving blame or punishment
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somber
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adj
dark, gloomy
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squalid
 Definition
adj.
filthy, wretched
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turbulent
 Definition
adj.
disorderly, riotous
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vociferous
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adj.
loud and noisy
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voluminous
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adj.
of great size
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waive
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verb
to do without
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animosity
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noun
strong dislike
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apathy
 Definition
noun
a lack of feeling
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apprehensive
 Definition
adj.
fearful or anxious
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commend
 Definition
verb
to praise
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compatible
 Definition
adj
to get along or work well together
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condolence
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noun
expression of sympathy
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consecrate
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verb
to make sacred
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decrepit
 Definition
adj
old and feeble
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deride
 Definition
verb
to ridicule
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ingenuous
 Definition
adj.
innocent, simple
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multifarious
 Definition
adj
having great variety
Term
obsolete
 Definition
adj
no longer in use, out of date
Term
omnivorous
 Definition
adj
eating every kind of food
Term
parsimonious
 Definition
adj.
stingy, miserly
Term
quandary
 Definition
noun
a state of perplexity or doubt
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recalcitrant
 Definition
adj
stubbornly disobedient
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reprisal
 Definition
noun
an injury done in return for injury
Term
revel
 Definition
verb
to take gret pleasure
noun
wild celbration
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stultify
 Definition
verb
to make ineffective or useless, criple
Term
suave
 Definition
adj.
smoothly agreeable or polite
Term
allocate
 Definition
verb
to set apart
Term
ardent
 Definition
adj.
very enthusiastic
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assiduous
 Definition
adj
persistent, attentive
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brash
 Definition
adj.
prone to act in a hasty manner
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capricious
 Definition
adj
subject to whims or passing fancies
Term
chastise
 Definition
verb
to inflict physical punishment as a means of correction
Term
copious
 Definition
adj.
abundant, plentiful
Term
deviate
 Definition
verb-to turn aside
noun- one who departs from a norm
adj. - differing from a norm
Term
emaciated
 Definition
(adj.,part)
unnaturally thin
Term
exult
 Definition
verb.
to rejoice greatly
Term
gnarled
 Definition
adj
knotted twisted
Term
indemnity
 Definition
noun
payment for damage or loss
Term
inkling
 Definition
adj
a hint
Term
limpid
 Definition
adj
clear, transparent
Term
omnipotent
 Definition
adj
almighty, having unlimited power
Term
palatable
 Definition
adj.
agreeable to the taste or one's sensibilities
Term
poignant
 Definition
adj
deeply affecting
sharp in taste
Term
rancor
 Definition
noun
bitter resentment or ill-will
Term
sophomoric
 Definition
adj
immature and overconfident
Term
spontaneous
 Definition
adj
arising naturally, not planned
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