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Wordly Wise Vocab 7
Lesson 12
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General Vocab
9th Grade
08/25/2012

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abduct
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v. to carry away by force; to kidnap
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abode
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n. the place where one lives; home
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abyss
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n. a deep opening in the earth
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arbitrate
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v.to settle a disagreement between two parties by having a third party make a decision after hearing both side
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attribute
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v. to think of as coming from or belonging to a particular 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. to expose
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devout
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adj. very religious
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distraught
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adj. deeply disturbed; very troubled
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enlighten
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n. to inform or instruct
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incline
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v. to slope or lean
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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. anything that cannot be done without or that is greatly needed
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orbit
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n. the path taken by an object around a heavenly body such as a start, planet, or moon
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sacred
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adj. holy; having to do with religion
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