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Vocabulary 4
Giving Girls Wings
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English
12th Grade
10/09/2012

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devastate (vt)
Definition
to destroy sth; to greatly harm sb.
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consume (vt)
Definition
1 to eat or drink
2 to use completely
3 to destroy completely (especially by fire)
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despair (u.n.)
despair (vi)
Definition
1 a complete lack of hope
2 to lose all hope
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diagnose (vt)
Definition
to carefully examine sth.; identify and sutdy
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ovarian (adj)
Definition
relating to an ovary (part of the female reproductive system)
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contemplate (vi.vt)
Definition
to think about sth., usually for a long time
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1 supply (vt)
2 supplies (n.pl.)
Definition
1 to make sth. available for people to use; to provide
2 materials stored and given out when needed
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dedicate(to) (vt)
Definition
1 to set sth. apart for a special purpose
2 to give or commit yourself to sth.
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justice (u.n.)
Definition
the quality of being fair to others and following the law
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(a) suicide (c.n./u.n.)
Definition
the act of intentionally killing yourself
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threaten (vt)
Definition
to tell sb. that you intend or want to hurt or punish them
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insist(on) (vi)
Definition
to be firm in a plan; to demand sth.
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a risk (c.n.)
Definition
the possibility of suffering harm or loss; danger
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mature (adj)
Definition
completely grown or developed; with the mental and emotional qualities of an adult
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recurrance (c.n.)
Definition
a return of sth.; a situation where sth. happens again
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catch (vt)
Definition
1 to manage to hear a sound
2 to get hold of and stop an object, such as a ball, that is moving through the air
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miss (vt)
Definition
1 to not see, hear, or notice sth., especially when it is difficult to notice
2 to feel sad because sb. you love is not with you or you do not have sth. or cannot do sth. you did before
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hold up (phrasal verb)
Definition
to delay sb. or sth.
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awkward (adj)
Definition
1 not graceful, clumsy
2 causing embarrasment; uncomfortable
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actually (adv)
Definition
1 used to add new information to what you have just said, to give your opinion, or to start a new conversation
2 used to emphasize what is really true, rather than what people may think
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