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Mr. Levine
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7th Grade
08/31/2011

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apparel
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N. clothing, that which serves as dress or decoration; V. to put clothes on, dress up
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besiege
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V. to attack by surrounding with military forces; to cause worry or trouble
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compress
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V. to press together; to reduce in size or volume; N. a folded cloth or pad applied to an injury
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denounce
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V. to condemn openly; to accuse formally.
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dispatch
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V. to send off or out for a purpose; to kill N. an official message;the act of killing
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douse
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V. to plunge into a liquid, drench;to put out quickly' extinguish.
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expressly
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adv. plainly, in so many words; for a particular purpose
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famished
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(adj., part.) suffering severly from hunger or lack of something
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forsake
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V. to give up
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gainful
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adj. profitable
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immense
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adj. very larger or great.
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inept
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adj. totally without skill.
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ingenious
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adj. showing remarkable originality.
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instantaneous
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adj. done in an instant.
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irk
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V. to annoy.
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libel
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N. a statement that unfairly or falsely harms the reputation of the person about whom it is made; V. to write or publish.
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misgiving
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n. a feeling of doubt
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oaf
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n. a stupid person
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recede
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V. to go or move backward
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repast
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n. a meal
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