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Unit 8: Port, Fer, Pher/Phor, Gest
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8th Grade
02/21/2011

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IMPORTUNE
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V. To urge or beg without end
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IMPORTUNATE
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Adj. Extremely demanding; insistent
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RAPPORT
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N. A positive relationship
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INSUFFERABLE
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Adj. Impossible to bear; intolerable
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PREFERENTIAL
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Adj. Giving or showing an advantage to one over another
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CONFERMENT
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N. The act of bestowing; a formal offer
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PERIPHERY
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N. The outermost part or boundary
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EUPHORIA
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N. Feeling of great happiness or well-being
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CONGESTED
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Adj. Overcrowded; too tightly packed
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GESTATE
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V. To conceive and develop in the mind or body
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GESTICULATE
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V. To make gestures for emphasis
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AUSPICIOUS
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Adj. Followed by favorable circumstances
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CONSORTIUM
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N. A group of companies or institutions
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QUITTANCE
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N. A repayment; compensation
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LANGUISH
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V. To waste away
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BACCHIC
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Adj. Of or related to a wild celebration
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FETE
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V. To honor with a banquet or feast
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PEJORATIVE
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Adj. Negative and critical; insulting
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PECCANT
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Adj. Violating a moral law; sinful
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VERDANT
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Adj. Green, lush with vegetation
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CANDOR
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N. Frankness or sincerity of expression; openness
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RESTIVE
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Adj. 1. Resisting authority; difficult to control

2. Restless; fidgety

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EXTANT
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Adj. Still in existence; not destroyed
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LITURGY
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N. A pattern or plan of worship
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SURFEIT
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N. Condition of being to full; overbearance
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MALFEASANCE
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N. Misconduct or wrongdoing, especially by a public official
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