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Level B Unit 6 Workshop Vocabulary
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7th Grade
05/28/2011

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anonymous
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unnamed, without the name of the person involved ( writer, composer, etc.) unknown, lacking individuality or character
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browse
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to nibbl to read casually; to window-shope, graze,
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dupe
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a person easily tricked or deceived; to deceive
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dynamic
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active, energetic, forceful
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eradicate
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to root out, get rid of, destroy completely
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frustrate
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to prevent from accomplishing a purpose of fulfilling a desire; to cause feelings of discouragement
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grim
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storm, merciless, fierce, savage, cruel
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inimitable
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not capable of being copied or imitated
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makeshift
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a temporary substitute for something else; crude, flimsy, or temporary
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marginal
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in, at, or near the edge or margin; only barely good, large, or important enough for the purpose
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pending
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waiting to be settled, until
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prescribe
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to order as a rule or course to be followed; to order for medical purposes
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preview
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something seen in advance;to view beforehand 
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prominent
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standing our so as to be easily seen; important, well-known
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quaint
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odd or old-fashioned in a pleasing way, clever, ingenious. skillfully made
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reluctant
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unwilling holding back
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scrimp
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to handle very economincally or stingily; to supply in a way that is small, short, or scantly
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snare
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to trap, catch; a trap or entanglement
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utmost
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greatest, highest, farthest; the extreme limit
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vengeance
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punishment in return for an injury or a wrong, unusal force or violence
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