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Vocab lesson 7-9
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8th Grade
02/10/2013

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arid
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lacking water or rainfall: very dry
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compatible
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capable of existing or working together
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deplore
Definition
to condem, to regret
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fraught
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filled with , laden
emotionally distressed or distressing
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incontrovertible
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impossible to dispute or disprove
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loquacious
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talkitive
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microcosm
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a small part that represents the whole of a system
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ornate
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richly and elaborately decorated
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petulant
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easily annoyed, peevish
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quip
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a witty remark, sometimes sarcastic
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scoff
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to mock with contempt
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tantalize
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to excite by flaunting a desired thing and keeping it out of reach
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urbane
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polite and refined in manner, as from vast social experiance
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volatile
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tending to change suddenly , explosivly unstable
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wanton
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wastefully excesive
reckless and indiffernt toward morality
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apathy
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a lack interst or emotion
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bludgeon
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to strike with a club
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cursory
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preformed quickly with little attention to detail
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eloquent
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clear: expressive, and moving in speech
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forlorn
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wretched, hopeless, and pitfull
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innumerable
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too numerous to be counted
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murky
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dark and gloomy
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ordeal
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a painful or difficult experience
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phoenix
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a bird of egyption mythology
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rebuff
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to refuse bluntly
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scrupulous
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very attentive to what is right
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specter
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a ghostly apparition
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textile
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cloth made from weaving or knitting
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ultimatum
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a final demand or threat
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vanguard
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the forwardmost units of an advancing army
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amass
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to gather things together, usually for pleasure or profit
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bravado
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a showy or false display of courage
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commerserate
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to feel or express sorrow
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deter
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to prevent from doing or happening
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euphemism
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an inoffensive term substituted for an offensive term
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fledgling
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a young bird just ready to fly
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lavish
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extravagant and abundant
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menagerie
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collection or animals on display
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occult
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of or dealing with magic or the supernatural
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peripheral
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of, near, or related to the outer edge or boundary
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profusion
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a great quanity or amount
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recluse
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a person who lives a secluded, solitary life
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skittish
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nervously excitable
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tangible
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actual :real: capable of being precived by the senses
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undulate
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to move in a wavelike motion
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