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7th Grade
12/10/2006
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bonanza
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rich mass of ore
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adage
 Definition
wise saying
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churlish
 Definition
lacking politeness or good maners
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collaborate
 Definition
work together
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citadel
 Definition
fortress that over looks a city
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decree
 Definition
order having force of law
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discordant
 Definition
disagreeable in sound
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evolve
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develope gradually
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exerpt
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passage taken from a book article ext..
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grope
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search blindly and uncertanly
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grope
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search blindly and uncertanly
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jostle
 Definition
to bump-shove ; to compete for
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laggard
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a person who moves slowly or falls behind
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plaudits
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applause
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preclude
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to pevent
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revert
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to return ; go back
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rubble
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brocken stone or bricks
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servile
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of relating to a slave
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vigil
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a watch at night
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wrangle
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to quarel
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UNIT 2
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FLIP
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antics
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rediculous and unpredictible behavior
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avowed
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declared openly and without shame
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banter
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to exchange playfull remarks
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bountiful
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giving freely; plentiful
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congested
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overcrowded
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detriment
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harm or loss; injurry
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durable
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sturdy
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enterprising
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entergetic
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frugal
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scanty,poor,meager
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gingerly
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with extreem care or caution
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glut
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to provide more than is needed
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incognito
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disguised
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invalidate
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to make valueless
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legendary
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existing in old stories rather than in real lilfe
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maim
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to cripple
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minimize
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to make as small as possible
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oblique
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slanting or slopping
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veer
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to change direction or coarse suddenly
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venerate
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to look up to
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wanton
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reckless, heartless, unjustifiable
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UNIT 3
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FLIP
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allot
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to asign or distribute
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amass
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to brang togetyher;collect
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adacious
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bold;adventurous;recklesly daring
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comply
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to yeild a request or command
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devoid
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not having or using;lacking
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elite
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superior
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grapple
 Definition
an ironk hook usedd to grab and hold
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incapacitate
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to deprive of stringh or ability
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instgate
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to urge on
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longevity
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long life
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myriad
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in very great numbers
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perspective
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a point of view
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perturb
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to trubble;to make uneasy
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prodigious
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extraordinary in bulk, size, or degree
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relevant
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conected with or related to the matter
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skittish
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extreamly nervous and easily fritend
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tether
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to fasten with a rope or chain
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unison
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sounding together
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vie
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to compete
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willful
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stubernly self willed
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UNIT 4
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FLIP
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annul
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to reduce to nuthing
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blase
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board as a result of having enjoyed many pleasures
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bolster
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to support;give boostto
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deplore
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to feeel or express regret or disaproval
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frivolous
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of little impotance
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muster
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to bring together for servace or battle
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nonentity
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a "noun" of no importance
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obsess
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trouble;fill the mind
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ornate
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elaborlatly decorated
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oust
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to remove
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peruse
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to read throughly and carefully
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porous
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full of tiny holes
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porous
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full of tiny holes
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promontory
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high point of land extending into water
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prone
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likely;lying face down;inclined
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