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Word Wisdom
unit 9
30
General Vocab
6th Grade
05/03/2009

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staunch
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devoted; steadfast
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grudging
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to give unwillingly
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obsession
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an idea or desire that keeps coming into the mind
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pesky
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annoying; bothersome
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truce
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a temporary halt to a conflict
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deface
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to ruin the appearence of
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greif
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sorrow; suffering
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bias
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a felling for or agains something without enough reason; a prejudice
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faction
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a small group of people with ideas from larger group of people
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despondent
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exteremly depressed
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repress
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to old back;to stop
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benefactor
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a person who helps people through financial or other aid
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facilitate
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to make easier
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grave
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dangerous;very harmful
serious; very improtant
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aggrivate
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to annouy; irretate
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reprimand
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to scold;to express disapproval
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beneficial
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helpful; favorable; causing imrovement
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suppress
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to put an end to; hold back
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greivous
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causing great sorrow or suffering; serious
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menace
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something that can cause injury or harm; a threat
to threaten
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atrocious
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horrible; very bad
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optimistic
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hopeful; expecting a good outcome
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barbaric
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unnacceptable; crude
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nuisance
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something that annoys; an inconvienience
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glorious
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beautiful; magnificent
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superlative
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superior to all others; highest quality
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vengeance
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a punishment done to another because of an injustice; revenge
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inflict
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to cause
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oppress
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to keep down by using unfair treatment; to treat harshly
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console
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to give comfort
a stand or cabinet for holding a television ot sound system
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