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White Fang Vocabulary Quiz 1
Vocabulary for White Fang lessons 1 - 5
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English
9th Grade
11/10/2014

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culminate
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coming to a peak; reaching the top
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dictum
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a formal opinion or statement
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dubiously
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doubtful, uncertain
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epitomize
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to shorten or abridge; to diminish or curtail
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exigency
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urgent, pressing; anything that demands immediate action
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fervid
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very hot, intense; vehement, eager
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fomenter
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one who encourages or instigates
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indomitable
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untamable
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ingratiate
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win favor, pleasing; flattery
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inveigle
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to entice, seduce; persuade through flattery
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morose
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sour tempered; severe, sullen and austere
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objurgate
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to scold or rebuke
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ostentatious
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showy, gaudy; vain display
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palmated
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resembling hands spread out; webbed
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petulantly
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saucy pertness, irritable; peevish
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sanguinary
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blood thirsty; cruel
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serrulate
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finely notched; having minute teeth or notches
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tentative
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not final; trial, test
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variegate
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to change in colors
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vehemence
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violence, great force; animated fervor
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