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Sadlier-Oxford Level C
Vocabulary Wordbook
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English
6th Grade
04/18/2007

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appease
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v. To make calm, soothe; to relieve, satisfy;to yield to
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belated
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adj. late, tardy
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calamitous
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adj. causing great misfortune
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cite
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v. to quote; to mention; to summon to appear in court; to commend, recommend
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conventional
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adj. in line with accepted ideas or standards; trite
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decoy
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v. to lure into a trap; n. a person or thing used to lure into a trap
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delve
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v. to dig; to search deeply and throughly into
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ensue
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v. to follow in order, come immediatly after and as a result
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gallantry
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n. heroic courage; respect and courtesy; an act or statement markeed by a high level of courtesy
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impart
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v. to make known, tell; to give, pass something on
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judicious
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adj. using or showing good judgment
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mediate
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v to bring about an agreement between persons or groups, act as a go-between; adj. occupying a middle position; indirect, acting through an intermediary
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milieu
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n. the setting, surroundings, enviorment
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outlandish
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adj. srange, freakish, weird, foreign-looking; out of the way, geographically remote; exceeding reasonable limits
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overbearing
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adj. domineering, haughty, bullying; overpowering, predominant
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pert
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adj. high-spirited; lively; bold, sausy; jaunty
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quirk
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n. a peculiar way of acting; a sudden twist or turn
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regale
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v. to feast, entertain agreeably
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shiftless
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adj. lazy, lacking in ambitinon and energy; inefficient
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taint
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n. a stain or spot; a mark of corruption or dishonor; v. to stain or contaminate
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