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Vocab Lesson 7&8
20 words. Test on Friday December 22 2006
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English
8th Grade
12/21/2006

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Covert
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adj- Secret, hidden
n- a hiding place
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Crony
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n- a close buddy or a friend
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Curtail
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v- to cut short, or reduce
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Customary
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adj- traditionary
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Debonair
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adj- graceful, charming and smooth; carefree
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Decadence
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n- decay, or moral decay
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Decrepit
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adj- old worn out.
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Deferance
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adj- yeilding in judgment, corteous.
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Deluge
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n- great flood or heavy rain fall
v- to flood, or be over whellemed (ex: to much homework)
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Demolish
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v- To compleatly ruin, to destroy
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Depict
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v- to describe in words, to represent with a picture or sculpture.
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Depose
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v- 1)to remove from high office or high position
2)to testify
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Descend
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v- to move down; lower oneself or stoop.
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Devout
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adj- deeply religious
sincere or heartfelt
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Dexterity
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adj- Skilled in using hands or body, mental skill. Mostly used as hand skilled
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Diplomat
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n- a representitive
a person who's skilled with working with other people.
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Dismantle
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v- to tear down piece by piece
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Dispence
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v- to distribute
to hand out equally
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Dissuade
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v- to tell (or perssuade) someone not to do somthing
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Dissuade
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v- to tell (or perssuade) someone not to do somthing
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