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English
9th Grade
05/12/2013

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Counteract

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v. To reduce or prevent the bad effect of something that has the opposite effect.
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 Intensify

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v. To increase in strength, size, or amount, etc. or make something do this.
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 Imagine

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v. To form pictures or ideas in your mind.
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 Forecast

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n. A descritpion of what is likely to happen in the future based on the information you have now.
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 Impressionable

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adj. Easy to influence.

 

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 Innocuous

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adj. Not offensive, dangerous, or harmful.
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 Unsuitable

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adj. Not fitting or appropriate.
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 Insensitive

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adj. Not noticing other people's feelings, and not realizing that something you do can upset them.
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 Foster

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v. To help develop an idea, skill, feeling, etc.
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 Combat

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n. Fighting during a war, particularly with weapons.
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 Scrutinize

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v. To examine in detail with critical or careful attention.
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Eradicate

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v. To completely destroy something.
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Convert

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v. To change from one to another.
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Bigot

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n. Someone who has strong opinions that others see as unreasonable.
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Recluse

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n. Someone who likes to live alone and avoid others.
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Persecutor

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n. Someone who treats someone unfairly, especially because of his or her political or religious beliefs.
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Therapeutic

 

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adj. Related to healing of disease or troubles.
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Exhausting

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adj. Making you feel extremely tired.

 

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Activate

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v. To make something start working.
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Alleviate

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v. To make something less bad or severe.
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