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An American Tragedy
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6th Grade
02/25/2008

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abdicate
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to resign,formally give up an office or a duty;to disown, discard
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bestow
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to give as a gift; to provide with lodgings
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capacious
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able to hold much, roomy
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caustic
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able to burn or eat away by chemical action;biting, sarcastic
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crusade
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a strong movement to advance a cause or idea;to campaign, work vigorously
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deface
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to injure or destroy the surface or appearance of; to damage the value, influence, or effect of; to face down, outshine
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embargo
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an order forbidding the trade in or movement of commercial goods
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fallacy
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a false notion or belief; an error in thinking
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levity
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a lack of seriousness or earnestness, especially about things that should be treated with respect; buoyancy, lightness in weight
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mendicant
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Beggar;(adj)depending on begging for a living
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nauseate
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to make sick to the stomach; to fill with disgust
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negate
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to nullify, deny, bring to nothing
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pivotal
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vitally important, essential
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recipient
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one who receives; receiving; able or willing to receive
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ruse
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an action designed to confuse or mislead, a trick
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teem
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to become filled to overflowing; to be present in large quantities
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tenet
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an opinion, bekief, or principle held to be true
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tractable
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easily managed, easy to deal with; easily wrought, malleable
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voracious
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having a huge appetite, greedy, ravenous; excessively eager
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ungainly
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clumsy, awkward; unwieldly
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