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Vocabulary from chapters 12-19, Nothing but the Truth by Avi
Vocabulary from chapters 12-19, Nothing but the Truth by Avi
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English
8th Grade
08/03/2012

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provocative // pro-voc-a-tive
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adj -- done to be irritating or annoying
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incident // in-ci-dent
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noun -- event with serious consequences
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counterproductive//coun-ter-pro-duc-tive
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adj -- causing problems instead of ensuring success
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straightforward //straight-for-ward
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adj -- clear, unquestionable
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obscure // ob-scure
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adj -- difficult to be seen or understood
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fancy //fan-cy
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noun -- imagination
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singularly // sing-u-lar-ly
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adv -- in an extraordinary way
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compelled // com-pelled
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verb -- forced
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arbitrary // ar-bi-trar-y
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adj -- based upon someone's preference rather than upon logic
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shoo-in // shoo-in
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noun -- certain, easy winner
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condone // con-done
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verb -- overlook;pardon, approve
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confidential // con-fi-den-tial
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adj -- private; not to be made public
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elemental // el-e-men-tal
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adj -- basic
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balmy // balm-y
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adj -- mild; summerlike
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squelches // squelch-es
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verb -- silences; oppresses
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crusade // cru-sade
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noun -- enthusiastic campaign to produce a change
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raucous // rau-cous
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adj -- loud, noisy
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dispute // dis-pute
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verb -- argue against
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animosity // an-i-mos-i-ty
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noun -- strong dislike
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weather // weath-er
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verb -- endure
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colleague // col-league
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noun -- worker in the same profession
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misconstrue // mis-con-strue
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verb -- misunderstand
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evenhanded // even-hand-ed
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adj -- fair; treating everyone equally
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monitor // mon-i-tor
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verb -- watch; keep track of
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tenure // ten-ure
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noun -- status in which an experienced teacher is protected from being fired
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expedite // ex-pe-dite
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verb -- cause to move more quickly
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fiscally // fis-cal-ly
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adv -- having to do with public funds
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prudent // pru-dent
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adj -- cautiously reasonable
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naive // na-ive
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adj -- tending to view the world in an innocent way
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assaulted // as-sault-ed
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verb -- attacked
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candid // can-did
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adj -- honest; speaking frankly
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crackerjack // crack-er-jack
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adj -- unusually excellent
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