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Vocabulary Words Set 1
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English
9th Grade
10/25/2008

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atone
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making amends, making up for a wrong, at one in harmony
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burgeon
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to grow rapidly; exhibiting growths such as buds or sprouts
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coerce
Definition
persuade or dominate by force or threats
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defile
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to make impure or unclean, to corrupt, befoul, or debase
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disparage
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to belittle or minimize another's skills or achievements, to degrade
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entice
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to tempt or lure in a clever manner
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evince
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to show or display clearly
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exhort
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to rouse and urge onward, to warn or advise urgently
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feign
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to pretend, to shape, mold, or conceive
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intimate
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to suggest indirectly or hint in a delicate manner
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nurture
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to foster growth and development by giving support
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perpetrate
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to cause to happen, commit
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redress
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to right a wrong by offering compensation or by removing the cause for complaint
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relinquish
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to give up or renounce, usually with regret
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stigmatize
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to brand or mark, either physically or verbally, in a negative way
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truckle
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to behave as a lowly servant
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