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Vocabulary List From Units 5&6
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English
7th Grade
04/30/2008

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Frustrate
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To cause feelings of discouragement; To prevent from finishing a purpose.
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Scrimp
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To be sparing or frugal; To economize or handle stingily
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Utmost
Definition
Of the greatest or highest degree, quantity or the like; Highest
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Marginal
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At the outer or lower limits; Minimal for requirements; Almost insufficient
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Eradicate
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To root out, get rid of, destroy completely.
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Prescribe
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To issue commands or orders for
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Inimitable
Definition
Not capable of being copied.
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Dupe
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To fool, trick or deceive.
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Quaint
Definition
Strange or unusual in an interesting or amusing way.
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Reluctant
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Unwilling; Holding back
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Snare
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To trap; To catch by trickery
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Prominent
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Standing out so as to be easily seen; Importance or character.
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Vengeance
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Harm, humiliation,or the like, on a person by another who has been harmed by that person
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Fugitive
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Someone running away from the law.
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Fallible
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Imperfect; Capable of making a mistake.
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Entreat
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To ask for a request seriously; To beg
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Grimy
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Covered with dirt; DIRTY!
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Tactful
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Skilled in handling difficult situations or people.
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Substantial
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Considerable in importance, value, amount or extent
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Rural
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Of, relating to or characteristic of the country or rustic farm areas.
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Maul
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To injure by a rough beating; To bruise
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Fickle
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Lacking loyalty; Unpredictable changeable
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Iota
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A very small amount/quantity
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Anecdote
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A short narrative of an interesting, amusing, or biographical incident; A humorous account
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Consolidate
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To combine into one body or system; To unite
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