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Tripp 5 week 4
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15
English
10th Grade
04/08/2014

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Term
The hospital was infected with a _________________________ outbreak when 10 people were affected by a serious illness of the lungs.
Definition
tubercular
Term
The World Trade Center is an ________________________ structure because it is 35 stories high.
Definition
immense
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The _____________________ consisted of six companies all trained to fight on the ground.
Definition
infantry
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When I could not locate my car at the mall, everything felt __________________.
Definition
amiss
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When the dog became very ill, we had to ____________________ it, so it would n't suffer any longer.
Definition
euthanize
Term
During the Revolutionary War, the rebel forces suffered because of __________________ supplies.
Definition
dwindling
Term
The ______________________ of the new car reflected light brilliantly.
Definition
lustre
Term
My father suffered an _____________________ when he had a severe heart attack.
Definition
apoplexy
Term
After swimming for three hours, the children will _________________ down their dinner because they will be very hungry.
Definition
gobble
Term
When the British attacked the Germans in the middle of the night, they created an __________________ because it was a forceful attack.
Definition
onslaught
Term
The girl's face twisted into a _______________ when she unhappily discovered she lost her cell phone.
Definition
grimace
Term
When the Jews had to leave their homes during WWII, they left in a ______________________.
Definition
procession
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The ballet dancer was very __________________ or gracefully thin.
Definition
slender
Term
The children who lived on the street were __________________ because we could see their ribs sticking out.
Definition
gaunt
Term
The simple huts in the Vietnamese village were covered in ________________, or a thatch made from woven palm leaves.
Definition
nipa
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