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Book 4 Chapter 12
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7th Grade
01/18/2007

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Term
abode
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n. a place where one lives;a home
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abduct
Definition
v. to carry away by force; to kidnap
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abyss
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n. 1. a deep opening in the earth
2. anything too deep to measure.
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arbitrate
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v. to settle a disagreement between two parties by having a third party make a desicion after hearing both sides.
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attribute
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v. to think of as coming from or belonging to a particular person or thing.
n. a quality or feature associated with a person or thing.
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capricious
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adj. likely to change quickly for no obvious reason.
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compromise
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v. 1. to settle a disagreement by having each side give up something.
2 to expose to the possibility of criticism or shame.
n. a settlement reached by each giving up something
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devout
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adj. 1 Very religious
2. sincere
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distraught
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adj. deeply disturbed very troubled
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enlightened
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v. to inform or instruct to give knowledge or truth to
adj. free from ignorance or prejudice
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inclined
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v. 1. to slope or lean
2. to be likely to; have a fondess for
3. to bend or bow the head
n. a sloping surface
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intervene
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v. to enter in order to help or settle something
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necessity
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n. 1. anything that cannot be done without or is greatly needed.
2. The condition of being needed
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orbit
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n. the path taken by an object around a heavenly body such as a star, planet or moon
v. to put into or be an orbit
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sacred
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adj. 1. holy; having to do with religion
2. worthy of being giventhe greatest honor or respect
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