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mid-term vocabulary
vocabulary 1-7
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English
9th Grade
01/24/2011
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admonish
 Definition
to advise against something
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breach
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an poening, gap
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brigand
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a badnit, robber
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circumspect
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careful
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commandeer
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clumsy
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deadlock
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a standstill
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debris
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scattered fragments,wreckage
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diffuse
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to spread, scatter
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dilemma
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a difficult situation
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efface
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to wipe out
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muddle
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to make a mess of
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opinionated
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stubborn
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perennial
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lasting for a long time
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predispose
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to incline
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relinquish
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to let go
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salvage
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to save from fire orshipwreck
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spasmodic
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sudden
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spurious
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not truw
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unbridled
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uncontrolled
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adjourn
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to stop proceedings temporarily
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alien
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a citizen of another country
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oomely
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having a pleasing appearance
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compensate
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to make up for
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dissolute
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loose in ones morals or behavior
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erratic
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not consistant
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expulsion
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the process of forcing out
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feint
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deliberately deseptive movement
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fodder
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food for horses and cattle
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fortify
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to strenthen
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illegible
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difficult or imposible to read
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jeer
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to make fun of
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lucrative
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bringing in money
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meidcore
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avarage
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proliferate
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to reproduce
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subjugate
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to conquer
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sully
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to soil
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tantalize
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to tease
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terse
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brief and to the point
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unflinching
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firm, showing no sign of fear
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