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Sadlier Oxford Level E Lesson 8
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10th Grade
08/21/2010

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omnivorous
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eating every kind of food, all-devouring
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obsolete
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out-of-date; no longer in use; antiquated
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multifarious
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having great variety; varied
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ingenuous
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innocent, simple, frank, sincere
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deride
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to ridicule, laugh at with contemt; mock, jeer
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decrepit
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old and feeble; worn-out; broken down
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consecrate
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to make sacred or holy; hallow; to devote or dedicate
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parsimonious
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stingy, miserly, meager, poor, small, frugal, penn-pinching, cheap
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quandary
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a state of doubt; confusion
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recalcitrant
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stubbornly disobedient; unruly, obstinate, ornery
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resprisal
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an injury done in return for injury, revenge, retaliation
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revel
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to take gfreat pleasure in; a wild celebration
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stultify
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to make ineffective or useless, to cripple, to smother
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suave
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smoothly agreeable or polite, urbane, polished
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animosity
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a strong dislike; bitter hostility, enmity
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apathy
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a lack of feeling, emotion, or interest; indifference
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apprehensive
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fearful or anxious, especially about the future, worried
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commend
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to praise or express approval; entrust
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compatible
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able to get along or work well together; harmonious, like-minded
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condolence
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an expression of sympathy; solace
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