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Sadlier Oxford Level E lesson 4
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10th Grade
08/21/2010

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converge
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to move toward one point; meet, unite
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cogent
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forceful, convincing, persuasive, compelling
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bequeath
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to give or pass on as an inheritance; bestow, hand down
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attainment
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an accomplishment; achievement
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ascertain
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to find out, discover
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affiliated
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associated, connected, attached
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venial
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easily excused, pardoned, forgivable
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uncanny
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strange, weird, eerie, spooky, beyong explanation
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supercilious
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proud and contemptuous; snobbish, patronizing
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skulk
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to move about stealthily; to lie in hiding; lurk
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scrupulous
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exact, careful, meticulous, having high moral standards
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panacea
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a remedy for all, cure-all, easy solution
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omniscient
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knowing everything (Tschetter-like) wise
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disperse
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to scatter, spread far and wide; break up, dispel
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esteem
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to regard highly, respect; a highly favorable opinion
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expunge
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to erase obliterate, destroy; delete, efface
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finite
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having limits; lasting for a limited time
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invulnerable
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not able to be hurt; impervious, immune
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malevolent
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spiteful, showing will will; malicious, wicked
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nonchalant
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cool and confident; composed, unruffled
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