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English
9th Grade
05/27/2010

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to add to, attach; an attachment or addition
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annex
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to cut or split open; to cling to
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cleave
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sunder, adhere
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cleave
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in a friendly manner, hearty, cheery; a liqueur
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cordial
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the starting point of a building; fundamental principle or element
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cornerstone
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an overwhelming defeat, rout; a complete collapse or failure
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debacle
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to make weak or lifeless
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devitalize
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enfeeble, sap, enervate
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devitalize
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to involve in a conflict or difficulty; to throw into confusion
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embroil
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to clear from charge or accusation
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exonerate
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ready and fluent in speech; thoughtless, insincere
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glib
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by chance, not planned, lacking order
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haphazard
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to compose or perform without preparation; to construct from available materials
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improvise
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to rouse, stir up, urge on
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incite
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a coming in, inflow
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influx
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an extreme or unnatural paleness
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pallor
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a list of ancestors, family tree; the history or origins of something
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pedigree
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very steep
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precipitous
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very abundant; given or flowing freely
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profuse
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to restore to friendship; to settle; to resign
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reconcile
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shabby, old and worn
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threadbare
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