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Vocabulary IX & X
Monday Vocabulary
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English
8th Grade
09/22/2011

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centenarian
Definition
100 year old
(N)
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chirography
Definition
handwriting
(N)
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chiropodist
podiatrist
Definition
foot doctor
(N)
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chiropody
Definition
specialty of the chiropodist
(N)
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chiropractic
Definition
speciality of the chiropractor
(N)
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chiropractic
Definition
adjective form of chiropractor
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chiropractor
Definition
practitioner who treats ailments by manipulating the joints of the spine
(N)
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decade
Definition
period of 10 years
(N)
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decagon
Definition
a figure of 10 sides
(N)
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decalogue
Definition
10 commandments
(N)
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decimal
Definition
system based on the number 10
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deject
Definition
throw down; to cast someone's spirits down
(V)
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dejected
Definition
dispirited, downcast, depressed, discouraged
(adj)
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dejection
Definition
noun form of deject
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depend
Definition
hang down
(V)
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depress
Definition
push down
(V)
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descend
Definition
climb down
(V)
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eject
Definition
to throw someone or something out
(V)
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ejection
Definition
noun form of eject
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inject
Definition
throw in; to get (words) in edgewise; to inoculate with serum
(V)
(V)
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injection
Definition
noun form of inject
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nonagenarian
Definition
a ninety-year-old
(N)
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octagon
Definition
eight-sided figure
(N)
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octagonal
Definition
adjective form of octagon
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octet
Definition
group of or composition for 8 musicians
(N)
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octogenarian
Definition
an eighty-year-old
(N)
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octopus
Definition
sea creature with 8 tentacles
(N)
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pentagon
Definition
figure with 5 sides
(N)
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pentagonal
Definition
adjective form of pentagon
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podiatric
Definition
adjective form of podiatry
(adj)
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podiatry
Definition
specialty of the podiatrist
(N)
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recede
Definition
to go or move back
(V)
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recession
Definition
a falling off of business activity
(N)
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recession
Definition
noun form of recede
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reflected
Definition
bent back
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reject
Definition
throw back; refuse to accept
(V)
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rejection
Definition
noun form of reject
Term
sedate
Definition
quiet; dignified; serious; primly proper
(adj)
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sedative
Definition
a drug, substance, etc. that calms, sooths, or relieves pain or anxiety
(N)
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sedentary
Definition
requiring,involving,or engaged in sitting
(adj)
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sediment
Definition
matter that settles to the bottom
(N)
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septuagenarian
Definition
a seventy-year-old
(N)
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supersede
(only word spelled with sede)
Definition
to take the place of, thus making the previous thing, law, etc. no longer effective
(V)
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