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Sadlier-Oxford Level D: U10-15
Sadlier-Oxford Level D Vocabulary Workshop, Selections from Units 10-15
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English
9th Grade
06/02/2008

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versatile
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(adj.) able to do many things well; capable of many uses
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rugged
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(adj.) rough, irregular; severe, stern; strong; stormy
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pedigree
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(n.) a list of ancestors, family tree; the history or origin of something
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venomous
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(adj.) poisonous; spiteful, mean
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sever
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(v.) to separate, divide into parts
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threadbare
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(adj.) shabby, old and worn
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emancipate
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(v.) to free from slavery; to release or liberate
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diminutive
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(adj.) small, smaller than most others of the same type
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aspire
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(v.) to have ambitious hopes or plans, strive toward a higher goal, desire earnestly; to ascend
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impenitent
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(adj.) not feeling remorse or sorrow for errors or offenses
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quarry
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(n.) a place from which stone is taken; something that is hunted or pursued;
(v.) to cut or take from (or as if from) a quarry
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annex
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(v.) to add to, attach; to incorporate;
(n.) an attachment or addition
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