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Pages 80-91 2nd 1/2 Vocab
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9th Grade
03/17/2011
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dipsomania
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alcoholism
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inebriated
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drunk
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sot
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drunkard
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teetotaler
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person who totally abstains from intoxicating beverages
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brine
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ocean; sea
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doldrums
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listlessness
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flotsam
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driftage
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jetsam
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goods cast overboard to lighten a ship in distress
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jettison
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discard
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leeward
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in the direction away from the wind
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starboard
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pertaining to the right-hand side of a ship when you are on deck and facing the bow
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carrion
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decaying flesh of a carcass
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dross
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refuse
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expurgate
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purify
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offal
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garbage
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purge
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purify
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slatternly
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untidy
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sloven
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person habitually untidy, dirty, or careless in dress, habits, etc
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sordid
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vile
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squalid
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degraded
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sully
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tarnish
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contiguous
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adjoining
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environs
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suburbs
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juxtapose
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put side by side
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propinquity
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kinship
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