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vocabulary list 3
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English
8th Grade
02/13/2009

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Term

ATTENTION

Definition

careful listening or watching; the act of fixing one's mind on something; concentration

Term
Progression
Definition

a connected series of items; a sequence of items that gradually get bigger

Term
pronounce
Definition
to declare officially
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aggression
Definition
an act of hostility of one nation against another
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derive
Definition

to obtain from an original source

 

(derive is usually followed by the word from)

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assume
Definition
to take for granted something is true without proof
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paraphrase
Definition

restating a passage or text in somewhat different words;

 

to say the same thing a different way so it is simple

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resent

Definition
to feel or show bitterness, displeasure toward something or someone
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parallel
Definition

extending in the same direction

and

being the same distance apart at every point

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destruction
Definition

the act of ruining something;

the act of destroying

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deplete
Definition
decrease in number
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apprehend
Definition

to catch and place under arrest

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announce
Definition
to make known publicly
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Be
Definition
was  were
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become

Definition

became

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begin
Definition
began
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blow
Definition
blew
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break
Definition
broke
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bring
Definition
brought
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build
Definition
built
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burst
Definition
burst
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buy
Definition
bought
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catch
Definition
caught
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