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Vocabulary Final
Lessons 7+8
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English
9th Grade
01/09/2007

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bland
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adjective: a.) calming or soothing; not spicy or irritating; lacking flavor. b.) Dull; plain to the point of being boring.
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culinary
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adjective: Related to cooking or kitchens
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cutlery
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noun: a.) Utensils used for eating, such as knives, forks, and spoons. b.) Cutting instruments and tools.
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devour
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verb: To consume or eat up greedily or enthusiastically
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morsel
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noun: A very small piece; a small treat
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pungent
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adjective: a.) Having a sharp, strong taste or smell. b.) Strong, sharp, and penetrating.
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quaff
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verb: To drink heartily and deeply
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ravenous
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Extremely hungry
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savory
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adjective: a.) pleasing to the taste or smell; appetizing. b.) flaborful; spicy or salty, but not sweet. c.) morally good or satisfactory; respectable.
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simmer
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verb: a.) to cook gently in a liquid just at or below the boiling point. b.) to be filled with pent-up emotion.
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blight
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verb: a.) To have a negative effect on; to ruin. noun: b.) something that ruins or greatly harms; a terrible condition, environment, or process.
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cataclysm
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noun: An intense and violent disaster or change
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decomposition
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noun: The process or rotting, breaking down, or disintegration
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eradication
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noun: The act of tearing out by the roots, or of eliminating as if tearing out by the roots
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havoc
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noun: a.) widespread destruction and devastation. b.) chaos and disorder.
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mar
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verb: To inflict damage or spoil the qulity of
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obliterate
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verb: To wipe out completely; to do away with, leaving no trace
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pugnacious
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adjective: Combative; eager for a fight
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pulverize
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verb: To pound, crush, or grind into powder or dust
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stagnant
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adjective: a.) stale and foul because of lack of movement. b.) lacking progress or vitality.
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