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Powerwords Week 3
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English
8th Grade
11/08/2010

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advocate
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plead in favor of; support
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coalesce
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unite; merge; cooperate
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disperse
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distribute or spread widely
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disseminate
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spread everywhere; broadcast; distribute
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elicudate
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explain fully; clarify
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endorse
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support; patronize
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forestall
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anticipate a future action and prevent it
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impartial
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fair; just; unbiased
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lampoon
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ridicule through speech or writing; satirize
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parody
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imitate in order to ridicule
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provoke
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incite to action; bring about
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adroit
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skillful; highly competent; agile
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arduous
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hard to achieve; strenuouse; difficult
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atrophy
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waste away; become useless
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austere
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strict; rigorously self- disciplined
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elusive
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skillfully evasive; hard to identify or catch
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feasible
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capable of being accomplished; possible
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formidable
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intimidating; impressive; hard to overcome
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futile
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ineffective; useless; unsuccessful
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lax
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not strict with rules or conduct; negligent; careless
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preclude
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prevent; make impossible
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resilient
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able to recover quickly
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rigorous
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very strict; precise
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stringent
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demanding high standards
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