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Vocabulary Unit 8
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6th Grade
05/17/2011

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Affluence
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(n.) Wealth, riches, prosperity; great abundance, plenty
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Arrears
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(n., pl.) Unpaid or overdue debts; an unfinished duty
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Cascade
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(n.) A steep, narrow waterfall; something falling or rushing forth in quantity; (v.) to flow downward (like a waterfall)
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Cringe
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(v.) To shrink back or hide in fear or submissiveness
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Crotchety
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(adj.) Cranky, ill-tempered; full of odd whims
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Format
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(n.) The size, shape, or arrangement of something
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Immobile
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(adj.) Not movable; not moving
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Impassable
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(adj.) Blocked so that nothing can go through
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Innovation
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(n.) Something new, a change; the act of introducing a new method, idea, device, etc.
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Jovial
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(adj.) Good-humored, in high spirits; merry
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Manacle
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(n., usually pl.) A handcuff, anything that chains or confines; (v.) to chain or restrain (as with handcuffs)
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Martial
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(adj.) Warlike, fond of fighting; relating to war, the army, or military life
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Minimum
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(n.) The smallest possible amount; (adj.) the lowest permissible or possible
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Nimble
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(adj.) Quick and skillful in movement, agile; clever
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Onset
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(n.) The beginning, start (especially of something violent or destructive); an attack, assault
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Partition
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(n.) Something that divides (such as a wall); the act of dividing something into parts or sections; (v.) to divide or subdivide into parts or shares
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Perishable
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(adj.) Likely to spoil or decay
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