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Unit 5 Vocabulary
Vocabulary words for unit 5
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English
9th Grade
03/28/2013

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Augment
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(V) to make greater by adding to it
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Conjure
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(V) to make appear unexpectedly from nowhere as if by magic
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Corresponding
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(Adj) similar in character, form or function; able to matched, joined, interlock
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Deadlock
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(N) a situation, typically one involving opposing parties where no progress is made
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Decay
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(V) to rot or decompose
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Despair
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(N) the complete loss or absence of hope
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Domain
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(N) an area or region owned/controlled by ruler or gov't
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Evolve
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(V) to develop gradually
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Lamentable
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(Adj) very bad or unsatisfactory
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Mandate
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(N) an official order or commission to do something
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Mobilize
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(V) prepare/organize troops for active duty
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Morale
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(N) confidence, enthusiasm, and discipline of a person or group
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Obscure
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(Adj) not discovered or known about
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Perjury
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(N) the offense of willfully telling an untruth in a court
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Prestige
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(N) respect and admiration felt for someone
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Profane
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Relating or devoted to that which is not sacred or biblical
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Propagate
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(V) breed specimens by natural process
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Purge
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(V) rid someone of unwanted feelings, memories, and condition
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Unify
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(V) to make whole, bring together
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Velocity
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(N) speed
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