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Level F Unit 8
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English
10th Grade
10/14/2011

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dissipate
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verb; to cause to disappear; to scatter, dispel;
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disavow
Definition
verb; to deny responsibility for or connection with
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expurgate
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verb; to remove objectionable passages or words from a written text;
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dispassionate
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adj; impartial; free from emotion
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consternation
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noun; dismay, confusion
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dissension
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noun; disagreement, sharp difference of opinion
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bovine
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adj; resembling a cow or ox; sluggish, unresponsive
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acrimonious
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adj; stinging, bitter in temper or tone
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corpulent
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adj; fat; having a large, bulky body
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subservient
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adj; subordinate in capacity or role; serving to promote some end; submissively obedient
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perfidy
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noun; faithlessness, treachery
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hypothetical
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adj; based on an assumption or guess; used as a tentative idea to direct an investigate
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impugn
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verb; to call into question, to attack as false
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odium
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noun; hatred, contempt;
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intemperate
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adj; immoderate; lacking in self-control
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ignoble
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adj; mean, low, base
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squeamish
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adj; inclined to nausea; easily shocked or upset;
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susceptible
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adj; open to; easily influenced; lacking in resistance
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gauntlet
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noun; an armored or protective glove; a challange to combat
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relegate
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verb; to place in a lower position; to banish;
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