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7th Grade
08/10/2009
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abnormal
 Definition
not usual, not typical
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capsize
 Definition
to turn bottom side up, upset
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catastrophe
 Definition
a large-scale disaster, misfortune, or failure
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decrease
 Definition
to become or make less, a lessening
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disputatious
 Definition
inclined to argue or debate
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eject
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to drive or throw out
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flourish
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to grow, thrive, be prosperous, to wave in the air
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incentive
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a reason for doing something
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insubordinate
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disobedient, rebellious
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legible
 Definition
easily read
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nub
 Definition
the central point or heart of a matter
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onslaught
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a violent attack, a sudden rush of something
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ordain
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to establish by law, to order or command
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outstrip
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to get ahead of, do better than, exceed
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pervade
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to spread throughout
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prudent
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cauttious, careful, showing good sense
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quench
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to put out, extinguish
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remnant
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a small part remaining behind
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simultaneous
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happening or existing at the same time
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swerve
 Definition
to turn aside sharply
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