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Oak Meadow Lesson 25
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Literature
8th Grade
04/16/2012
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Avaricious (Adj.)
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Showing Extreme greed
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Chary (Adj.)
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Cautious; Wary
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Conjecture (N.)
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Concluded from incomplete information
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Divine (V.)
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To Discover by guesswork or intuition
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Imply (V.)
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To strongly suggest
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Infer (V.)
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To conclude from evidence and reasoning
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Inundate (V.)
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To overwhelm someone
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Inveterate (Adj.)
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A long standing interest or hobby
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Limpid (Adj.)
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Completely clear; Unclouded
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Notoriety (N. or Adj.)
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Famous or well known
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Obtrude (V.)
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To become noticed in an unwelcoming way
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Ostentatious (Adj.)
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Designed to attract attention or notice
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Plausible (Adj.)
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Seeming reasonable or probable
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Purloin (V.)
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To steal something
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Succumb (V.)
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Fail to resist pressure, temptation, etc.
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Sumptuous (Adj.)
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Splendid and expensive looking (generally referring to food)
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