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Unit 10 Sadlier and Oxford level B
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7th Grade
02/16/2010

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bellow
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to make a sound similiar to that of a bull, roar; a loud angry roar.
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beneficiary
Definition
one who beneits from something;a person who is left money or other property in a will or the like.
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botch
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to repair or patch poorly; make a mess of; a hopelessly bungled job
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clutter
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to fill or cover in a disorderly way; a state of disorder
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dilapidated
Definition
falling apart or ruined
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dismantle
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to take apart; strip of something
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farce
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to play with ridiculious; or absurd happenings, broad or far-fetched a ridiculious sham.
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futile
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not succesful failing to have any result useless unimportant
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grueling
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very tiring; calling for extreme effort
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hospitable
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offering friendly or generous treatment to guests open to anything new or strange
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lair
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the home or den of a wild animal; any hideout
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lavish
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overly generous; extravagent; abundant; to spend or give freely without limit
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morbid
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in an unhealthy mental state extremely gloomy, caused by or related to disease unwholesome.
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notorious
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widely known because of bad conduct
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pamper
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too allow too many privaleges, be to generous and easygoing towards
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parasite
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an organism that lives in or another organism; one who lives off another person
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shirk
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to avoid or get out of doing work; neglect a duty; to sneak slink
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surplus
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an amount beyond what is required excess; more than what is needed or expected
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timidity
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tha state of being easily frightened
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veto
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the power to forbid or prevent; to prohibit, reject
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