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chapter 6
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Literature
7th Grade
01/23/2009

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admissible
Definition
acceptable; worthy of being permitted
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beneficial
Definition
making better or having benefit; helpful
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colleague
Definition
a fellow worker
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deflate
Definition
to release air or gas from; to rerduce confidence or value
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dilute
Definition
to thin or weaken by adding liguid; weakened
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dispense
Definition
to give out or distribute; to release from a duty
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emotional
Definition

with strong feeling

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fallow
Definition
plowed ot tilled but not seeded for one growing season; uncultivated; earth that is plowed but not seeded
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Fluted
Definition
decorated with grooves
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Haphazard
Definition
by chance or without planning
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Illustrious
Definition
well - known, famous
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Jaunt
Definition
a short trip
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merit
Definition
a valuable quality or trait, to earn or deserve
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notorious
Definition
well - known, usually for unfavorable reasons
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Platform
Definition
a raised surface; the deck of a train station; the idea of a political candidate or party
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ratify
Definition
to approve for use or action
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Saline

Definition
of, relating to, or containing salt
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Squander
Definition
to spend wastefully
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Tenacity
Definition
firmness, persistence, or determination
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venture
Definition
a task that is risky or dangerous; an undertaking involving chance , to expose to danger; to risk or to brave; to offer at risk of rejection
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Angst

challenge word

Definition
anxiety or apprehension
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Egocentric

challenge word

Definition
being concerned with the individual rather the society; self - centered, selfish
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Fluctuate

challenge word

Definition
to continually change between two choices; to vary
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Obtrusive

challenge word

Definition
calling attention to manner or conduct in an undesirable way
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Vindicate

challenge word

Definition
to free from blame; to justify; to uphold
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Altar

Homonym

Definition
a platform or raised area as in a church
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Alter

Homonym

Definition
to change
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raise

homonym

Definition
to lift something; to grow or breed something
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raze

homonym

Definition
to demolish
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reek

homonym

Definition
a terrible smell, to smeel terrible
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wreak

homonym

Definition
to cause
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