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Year 3
Week 26 Vocab
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English
9th Grade
09/17/2012

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tangible
Definition
that ca be touched; corporeal
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tangent
Definition
that touches
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contagion
Definition
the spreading of disease by direct or indirect contact
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tactile
Definition
of or related to the sense of touch
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contingent
Definition
that may or may not happen; conditional
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detection
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a finding out, esp. of what tends to elude notice
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integument
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an outer covering, e.g. shell, husk, rind, or skin
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extensive
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covering a large area; comprehensive
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tensile
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capable of being stretched
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distend
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to stretch out; make swollen
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pretentious
Definition
affectedly grand, superior, or important; ostentatious
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terse
Definition
free of superfluous words; concise
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detergency
Definition
the power of cleaning
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