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Nothing but the Truth
Practice with selected vocabulary from the book Nothing but the Truth
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Literature
8th Grade
01/31/2007

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scandal
Definition
What word means: a shameful action that shocks public opinion?
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squelch
Definition
What word means: to cause to be silent?
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commotion
Definition
What word means: a loud disturbance?
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reluctantly
Definition
What word means: unwilling, with resistance?
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raucous
Definition
What word means: harch-sounding, hoarse?
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confirm
Definition
What word means: to prove to be true?
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prohibit
Definition
What word means: to forbid by law or authority?
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minor
Definition
What word means: a person under the legal age of responsibility?
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Press
Definition
What word means: newpapers, magazines, and those who write for them?
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media
Definition
What word means: television and radio communication?
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contemporary
Definition
What word means: having to do with the present time, modern?
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pension
Definition
What word means: retirement, regular payments made for service?
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equitable
Definition
What word means: fair, just?
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policy
Definition
What word means: a plan of action or management?
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rational
Definition
What word means: sensible, reasonable?
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petition
Definition
What word means: a formal request to someone in authority?
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naive
Definition
What word means: simple in nature, childlike?
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crackerjack
Definition
What word means: a person or thing of superior quality?
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steadfast
Definition
What word means: unchanging, firm?
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middling
Definition
What word means: of medium quality?
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facilitate
Definition
What word means: to make easier?
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symbolic
Definition
What word means: serving as a sign to represent something else?
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beneficiary
Definition
What word means: one who receives a benefit or advantage?
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wholeheartedly
Definition
What word means: done with energy and sincerity?
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allocate
Definition
What word means: to give out according to a plan?
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bicker
Definition
What word means: to argue about unimportant things?
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frantic
Definition
What word means: emotionally excited?
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bedlam
Definition
What word means: a situation of noisy excitement and confusion?
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insolence
Definition
What word means: rudeness?
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infraction
Definition
What word means: breaking of a rule?
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botch
Definition
What word means: to ruin through clumsiness?
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obscure
Definition
What word means: not clearly understood, hidden, or vague?
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arbitrary
Definition
What word means: determined by random or impulse?
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condone
Definition
What word means: to forgive or overlook without punishment?
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provocative
Definition
What word means: exiting or irritating?
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indicative
Definition
What word means: serving to point out or explain?
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animosity
Definition
What word means: bitter hatred?
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misconstrue
Definition
What word means: misunderstand?
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