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Mrs. S. Davis, for 2nd week of October. I've used the definitions Davis gave us, for a more realistic feel of the test.
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English
8th Grade
10/13/2011
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hydrophobia
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fear of water
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hyperbole
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exaggeration
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hypercritical
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excessively critical
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hypochondriac
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worried about health too much
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hypothetical
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based on assumption
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ichthyology
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study of fish
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ignominy
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shame; dishonor
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imbibe
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drink in
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impinge
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touch or collide with
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impunity
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freedom from punishment
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inadvertently
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unintentionally
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insalubrious
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odyssey
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eventful journey
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omnipotent
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all powerful
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paleontology
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study of prehistoric life
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pauper
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very poor person
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peccadillo
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slight offense
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plutocracy
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