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Wordly Wise Lesson 7
Vocabulary:Words & Defenitions
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8th Grade
06/07/2010

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Claustrophobia
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N: An abnormal fear of narrow, enclosed spaces.
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Colleague
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N: An associate or coworker of similar status.
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Condescend
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V: To lower oneself to a position one considers inferior.To behave in an offensively superior manner.
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Condescending
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Adj: showing an offensively superior manner.
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Contingent
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Adj: Conditional;depending on something else.Likely,but no certain to happen;possible.
N: A group that is part of a larger one.
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Daunt
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V: To discourage or intimidate.
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Daunting
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Adj: So difficult or dangerous as to discourage or intimidate.
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Deluge
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N: A downpour of rain;flood.A flood of anything.
V: To flood or overwhelm.
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Dispel
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V: To clear away;to remove or get rid of,as if by scattering.
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Dub
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V: To give a title,nickname,or description to.
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Fanfare
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N: A sounding of trumpets or other bass instruments.Any showy display.
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Fledgling
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N: A young bird jut learning to fly. A young and inexperienced person.
Adj: New and untested.
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Inane
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Adj: Empty;shallow or silly.
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Inanity
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N: Foolishness;a silly or pointless act.
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Mettle
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N: Courage to bear up under difficult circumstances;spirit.
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Negligible
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Adj: Small and unimportant,not worth noticing.
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Protract
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V: To draw out or lengthen(in time).
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