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Sept. Words of the Day
Words of the Day for the month of September
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English
10th Grade
10/06/2009

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Abet
Definition
to aid, promote, or encourage the commission of (an offense).
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Whet
Definition
to make more keen or eager
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Voracious
Definition
eating with greediness or in very large quantities
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Oration
Definition
an elaborate or formal public speech
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Furlong
Definition
a measure, one-eighth of a mile
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Germane
Definition
Relevant
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Braggart
Definition
a vain boaster
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Umbrage
Definition
a sense of injury
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Horde
Definition
gathered multitude of human beings
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Famish
Definition
to suffer extremity of hunger or thirst
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Sparse
Definition
thinly diffused
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Augment
Definition
to make bigger
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Obviate
Definition
to clear away or provide for, as an objection or difficulty
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Infidel
Definition
one who denies the existence of God
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Vie
Definition
to contend
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Forejudge
Definition
to judge of before hearing evidence
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Impel
Definition
to drive or urge forward
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Exhume
Definition
to dig out of the earth (what has been buried)
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Rampart
Definition
a bulwark or construction to oppose assault or hostile entry
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