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Sadlier Oxford Level C Unit 14
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English
8th Grade
05/08/2011

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amplify
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to make stronger, larger, louder, or the like
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armistice
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a temporary peace, halt in fighting
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arrogant
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haughty, too convinced of one's own importance
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bland
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gentle, soothing, mild; lacking interest or taste
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disclaim
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to deny interest in or connection with; to give up all claim to
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epoch
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a distinct period of time, era, age
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estrange
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to drift apart or become unfriendly; to cause such a separation; to remove or keep at a distance
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gratify
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to please, satisfy; to indulge or humor
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infinite
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exceedingly great, inexhaustible, without limit, endless

(noun preceded by THE) an incalculable number, the concept of infinity (capital I) a name for God
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irascible
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easily made angry, hot-tempered
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kindred
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a person't relatives; a family relationship;

related by blood; like, similar
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naive
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innocent, unsophisticated, showing lack of worldly knowledge and experience
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niche
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a decorative recess in a wall; a suitable place or position for a person or thing
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obliterate
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to blot out completely, destroy utterly
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ramshackle
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appearing ready to collapse, loose and shaky
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ransack
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to search or examine thoroughly; to rob, plunder
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rote
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unthinking routine or repetition, a fixed or mechanical way of doing something

based on a mechanical routine
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solvent
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able to meet one's financial obligations; having the power to dissolve other substances

a liquid used to dissolve other substances; something that solves, explains, eliminates, or softens
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tedious
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long and tiresome
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vendor
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a person who sells something
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