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English
10th Grade
04/15/2014

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quarantine
Definition
noun/ verb; to be under forced isolation
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appalled
Definition
verb; to fill or overcome with horror or fear; to dismay
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consummated
Definition
verb; to bring to a state of perfection or to fulfill
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armistice
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noun; a truce or a formal agreement to stop fighting
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squelched
Definition
verb; to strike or press down with crushing force
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embargo
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noun; a government order prohibiting the movement of ships in or out of ports
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deliriously
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adverb; to do something with excitement or wildly
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desertion
Definition
noun; the act of abandoning something, especially, a military position
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hindermost
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adjective; furthest back (in position)
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convent
Definition
noun; a Christian community; a building which houses such a society, such as a monastery or a nunnery
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sherry
Definition
noun; a wine
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baying
Definition
verb; a deep, long, howl; as of a hound tracking a scent
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bazaars
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noun; a market place or shopping center, especially one in the Middle East
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