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WordMasters 8th/April 09
WordMasters 8th/April 09
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General Vocab
8th Grade
04/06/2009

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misanthrope
Definition
someone who dislikes or does not trust other people
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strive
Definition
to work toward a goal
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impugn
Definition
attack as false or wrong
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secede
Definition
withdraw from an organization or communion
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autonomy
Definition
the condition of being self-governing; independence
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pliant
Definition
easily bent or flexed without breaking; supple
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malinger
Definition
to pretend illness to avoid duty or work
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spurious
Definition
lacking authenticity of validity; false
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genuflect
Definition
bend the knees and bow in a servile manner
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sardonic
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disdainfully or ironically humorous; scornful and mocking
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ancillary
Definition
extraneous; not the main part
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periphery
Definition
the outside boundary or surface of something
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invective
Definition
harsh, unsulting words used to attack
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sloth
Definition
not liking to work or move quickly
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coalesce
Definition
to come together; to form a whole; unite
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rend
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to separate into parts with force or violence
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amenable
Definition
inclined to cooperate or comply
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obeisance
Definition
the act of obeying; dutiful or submissive behavior with respect to another person
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insensate
Definition
lacking in mental or moral feeling
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slander
Definition
an abusive attack on a person's character or good name
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avarice
Definition
extreme greed for material wealth
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refractory
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stubbornly resistant to authority or control
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alacrity
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promptness in response-cheerful readiness
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mulish
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tenaciously unwilling to yield, adamant, obstinate
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emollient
Definition
having a softening or soothing effect especially to the skin
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