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Sadlier Oxford Level D Lesson 3
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English
9th Grade
08/23/2010

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abridge
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to make shorter; condense
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adherent
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a follower or supporter; attached, sticking to
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altercation
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an angry argument; quarrel
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cherubic
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resembling an angel portrayed as a little child with a beautiful found or chubby face; angelic
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condone
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to pardon or overlook; turn a blind eye to
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dissent
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to disagree; a disagreement
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eminent
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famous, outstanding, distinguished
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exorcise
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to drive out by magic; expel, dispel
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fabricate
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to make up; invent; contrive
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irate
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angry; infuriated; enraged
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marauder
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a raider; plunderer; looter; pirate
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obesity
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excessive fatness; seriously overweight
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pauper
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an extremely poor person
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pilfer
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to steal in small quantities
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rift
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a split, breah, crack, fissure
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semblance
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a likeness; an outward appearance
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surmount
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to overcome, rise above, conquer
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terminate
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to bring to an end ; concluded; cancel
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trite
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commonplace; stale, hackneyed
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usurp
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to seize and hold a position by force or without right; seize illegally
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