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vocab
v.lesson 23 nd 24
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English
10th Grade
11/20/2008

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Botch
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a clumsy or poor peice of work;mess
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clientele
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the clients or customers as of a professional person or shop; group or body of clients
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closure
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act of closing
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condole     
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to express sympathy with a person who is suffering sorrow, misfortune, grief.
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convene
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to come together, usually for a public service
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crony
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a close friend or companion
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impartial
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fair; not biased
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indifferent
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w/out interest or concern;not caring;
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momentum
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force or speed of movement
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stipulate
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to make an express demand or arrangement as a condition or agreement
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arbiter
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a person enpowered to decide matters at issue; to judge
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breach
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gap made in a wall, line of soldiers ;rift;fissure
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cant
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whiny speech, the characteristics or secret language of a particular group
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disconcerting
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to frustrate by throwing into disorder; disarrange
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equilibrium
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a state of rest or balance due to the equal actin of opposing forces
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oblivious
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unmindful; unconscious; unaware
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rectify
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to make, put, or set right; remedy; correct
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stratagem
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a plan, scheme, or trick for suprising or deceiving an enemy
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subsidiary
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subordinate or secondary
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substantially
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of ample or considerable amount, quantity, or size
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