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unit 13
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Education
8th Grade
04/09/2009

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adapt
Definition
to adjust or change to suit conditions
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attest
Definition

to bear witness, affirm to be true or genuine;

verify

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dovetail
Definition
to fit together exactly; to connect so as to form a whole
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enormity
Definition

the quality of exceeding all moral bounds;

an exceedingly evil act; huge size,immensity

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falter
Definition
to hesitate, stumble, lose courage; to speak hesitatingly, to lose drive, weaken, decline
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foreboding
Definition

a warning or feeling that something bad will happen; marked by fear, ominous;

premonition

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forlorn
Definition
totally abandoned and helpless, sad and lonely, wretched or pitiful
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haughty
Definition

chillingly proud and scornful,

disdainful

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impediment
Definition

a physical defect,

a hindrance, obstacle

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imperative
Definition
necessary, urgent, that which is necessary or required
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loiter
Definition
to linger in an aimless way, hang around, dawdle, tarry
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malinger
Definition
to pretend illness to avoid duty or work, lie down on the job
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pithy
Definition
short but full of meaning and point
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plunder
Definition

to rob by force, especially during wartime;

to seize wrongfully; property stolen by force

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simper
Definition
to smile or speak in a silly, forced way
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steadfast
Definition

firmly fixed, constant,

not moving or changing

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vaunted
Definition
much boasted about in a vain or swaggering age
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vilify
Definition
to abuse or belittle unjustly or maliciously
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waif
Definition

a person (usually a child) without a home or friend;

a stray person or animal; something that comes along by chance

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wry
Definition
twisted, turned to one side; cleverly and often grimly humorous; droll
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