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ISEE Vocab B-C
ISEE Vocab B-C
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8th Grade
01/08/2013

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banal
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boringly predictable, bland
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banish
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to send away; condemn to exile; expel
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barrier
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a limit or boundary; obstacle
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beguile
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to delude, deceive by trickery; bewitch
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belligerence
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aggressive hostility; combativeness
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benefactor
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someone giving financial or general assitance; donor
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beneficial
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helpful, advantageous,favorable
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benevolence
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inclination to do good deeds
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bewildered
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completely confused or puzzled; perplexed
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bias
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prejudice, particular tendency; favoritism
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bias
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to cause prejudice; to influence unfairly
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bile
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ill temper, irritability; bitterness
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bliss
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supreme happiness, utter joy; heaven
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boisterous
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loud and unrestrained; noisy
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botanist
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scientist specializing in study of plants
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bounty
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generosity in giving; reward; abundance
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bravado
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showy and pretentious display of courage; swagger
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brevity
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brief; not lasting a long time; shortness in time
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brig
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ship's prison
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burnish
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to make shiny by rubbing with a cloth; to shine or polish
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cache
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hiding place for treasure; stash
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cajole
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to wheedle, persuade with promises; to coax
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camouflage
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disguise worn in order to deceive an enemy; hide; obscure
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candor
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frankness and sincerity; fairness; honesty
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canine
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relating to dogs
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cantankerous
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quarrelsome and grouchy; ill-tempered
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caprice
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sudden, unpredictable change; whim
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cascade
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a waterfall or torrent; to fall like a cascade
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catastrophe
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a disastrous event; ruin
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celestial
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relating to the heavens; divine
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censor
Definition
to remove material from books, plays, magazines, etc. for moral, political or religious reasons; to delete
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choleric
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bad-tempered
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choreographer
Definition
person creating and arranging dances for stage performances
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chorus
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group acting together; a band
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chronic
Definition
continuing over a long period of time; long-standing; constant
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circumscribe
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to encircle with a line; to limit in any way; to outline or encompass
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collision
Definition
crash, clash or conflict
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communicative
Definition
talkative and likely to communicate
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compassion
Definition
deep feeling of pity or sympathy for others
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compel
Definition
to force someone or something to act; to coerce; to motivate
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competent
Definition
having enough skill for some purpose; adequate but not exceptional or great
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concise
Definition
brief and compact; terse
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condone
Definition
to pardon, to forgive or overlook
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confidential
Definition
done secretly or in confidence
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constrict
Definition
to squeeze, make tighter
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contemplation
Definition
thoughtful observation
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contend
Definition
to fight or struggle against; to debate
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contentious
Definition
eager to quarrel or fight
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convene
Definition
to assemble or meet
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conventional
Definition
established or approved by general usage; customary
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copious
Definition
abundant, large in number or quantity; plentiful
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countenance
Definition
face or facial expression; appearance; bearing
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countenance
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to approve or support; to sanction or favor
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couplet
Definition
unit of poetry with two rhyming lines
Example -- "rub a dub dub, 3 men in a tub"
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courier
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a person who carries messages, news, or information
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cue
Definition
hint or guiding suggestion; prompt
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curvature
Definition
state of being curved; arch; arc
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