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Semester Exam
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31
Literature
7th Grade
12/15/2008

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estimate
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v. or n. guess
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irrelevant
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having nothing to do with the subject adj.
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authentic
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adj. genuine, true
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authority
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n. the right to give orders or take action
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solitude
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n. the condition of being alone or at some distance from people
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devour
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v. to eat up hungrily
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bestow
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v. to give as an honor, to present as a gift
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subside
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v. to sink to a lower level
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plague
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n. deadly disease that rapidly
v. to cause suffering or distress
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acknowledge
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v. to admit the existence of
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fluster
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v. to make nervous or confused or embarrassed
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lax
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adj. not enforced, careless, undemanding
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era
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admonish
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v. to warn
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recede
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v. to move back or drop to a lower level
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toil
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v. work
n. work
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urgent
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needing quick attention
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nomad
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n. a member of a group that settles briefly in one place and then moves to another
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throng
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n. a large number of people; a crowd
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pluck
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v. to pull off or out
n. courage and bravery
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candid
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adj. expressed honest and without holding back
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comprise
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v. to form, to make up
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comprise
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v. to form, to make up
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irate
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adj. very angry; furious
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disrupt
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to break up the orderly course of
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flourish
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to thrive or prosper
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adequate
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sufficient
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debut
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n. the first public appearance
v. to make a first appearance
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rapture
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a state of great joy or delight
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prostrate
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adj. lying flat
completely overcome and helpless
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illustrious
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adj. very famous, outstanding
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