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Vocabulary-Unit 1
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8th Grade
10/13/2011
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Adage
 Definition
wise saying
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Bonanza
 Definition
something variable
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Churlish
 Definition
Lacking politeness; rude
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Citadel
 Definition
fortress that protects or overlooks a city
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Collaborate
 Definition
working together
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Decree
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To command firmly; order having a force of law
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Discordant
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Conflicting; Disagreeably in sound
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Evolve
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To rise to a higher level
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Excerpt
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a passage or quote taken from a book
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Grope
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To feel about with hands
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Hover
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To hang or float suspended over
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Jostle
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To force one's way by shoving or pushing
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Laggard
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slow to respond or move
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Plaudits
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applause
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Preclude
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to make impossible
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Revert
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To return
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Rubble
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Ruins
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Servile
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of or relating to slave
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Vigil
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awake at normal sleeping hours, especially at night
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Wrangle
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A noisy quarrel
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