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Unit 29
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20
English
10th Grade
02/12/2012

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Travail
Definition
painful or laborious
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Zenith
Definition
the peak; the highest point
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Wrath
Definition
extreme or violent rage
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Writhe
Definition
To cause to twist or bend; to suffer acutely, as in pain or embarrassment
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Wince
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to flinch; to shrink back or start aside, as from a blow or pain
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Winnow
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To get rid of undesirable parts
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Voracious
Definition
an insatiable appetite for an activity or pursuit; eager to consume great amounts of food
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Waffle
Definition
to speak or write evasivly
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Umbrage
Definition
sense of injury or insult; to take offense, displeasure
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Yore
Definition
former days, an era long past
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Wither
Definition
to become dry, shriveled, shrunken, dried up
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Wrest
Definition
to pull away, take by violence
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Volition
Definition
an act of choosing, using one's own sill in a conscious choice
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Wane
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To decrease gradually
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Verbatim
Definition
using the exact same word, word for word
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Vertigo
Definition
The sensation of dizziness
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Unbridled
Definition
violent,unbounded,unrestrained
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Veer
Definition
To change direction
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Validate
Definition
to declare legally valid: legalize
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Vent
Definition
a means of escape or release; an outlet, a small hole; to release
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