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Vocab Quiz #2
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English
8th Grade
12/02/2008
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Aloof
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physically or emotionally distant
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Armada
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fleet of ships
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Bemused
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preoccupied
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Billowed
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swell out
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Cower
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shrink from fear; cringe
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Crestfallen
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depressed; dejected
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Derision
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ridicule
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Evanesce
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disappear gradually
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Hover
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hang over or around
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Infallible
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not being able to fail
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Jeer
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mock; taunt
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Pugnacious
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combative in nature
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Rank
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growing profusely; strong or offensive in odor
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Reiterated
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to say or do again repeatedly
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Reprehensible
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unworthy/blameworthy
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Reverent
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show honor or devotion/deep respect
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Sluggish
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lazy/slow in movement
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Snivel
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whine/complain
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Solder
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to join closely
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Sullen
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silent because of bad humor
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Vermillion
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bright red
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Vortex
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a spiral motion of fluid/whirlpool
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Writhe
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twist in pain
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Wry
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dryly humorous
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