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Sadlier Oxford Level F Lesson 13
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11th Grade
08/21/2010

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abet
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to encourage, assist or aid
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aver
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to affirm; assert
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blatant
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noisy in a coarse, offensive way, flagrant
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broach
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to bring up or begin to talk about; to introduce; a spit for roasting
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buttress
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to support or strengthen; a supporting structure
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carousal
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noisy merrymaking; revel
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herculean
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characterized by great strength; mighty; powerful
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grisly
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frightful; horrible; ghastly; gory
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foment
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to promote trouble or rebellion; incite
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encumber
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to weigh down or burden; overload; clog
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disconsolate
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grief-stricken; deeply unhappy or dejected
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connoisseur
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expert; authority
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collate
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to compare in order and note similarities or differences; to sort out or rearrange
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impassive
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showing no feeling or emotion; stoical
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inauspicious
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unfavorable; unlucky
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incontrovertible
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unquestionable; without dispute
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nonplussed
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puzzled; not knowing what to do; perplexed; baffled
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opportune
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suitable or convenient for a particular purpose or time; timely
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prolific
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abundantly productive; profuss; fruitful
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rejoinder
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a reply to a reply; answer; retort
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