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Unit 9
Vocab 9c test study
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English
8th Grade
11/09/2011

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disarming
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charming, endearing, winning
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pertinent
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relevant, germane, apropos
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recluse
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a loner, hermit
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chafe
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to irritate, irk; to scrape abrade
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renown
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fame, reputation, celebrity, prestige
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apt
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appropriate; fit, proper; liable
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capitulate
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to give up, throw in the towel
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defile
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to pollute, contaminate; to desecrate
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awry
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crooked, askew; amiss
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disgruntled
Definition
discontented, displeased; grumpy, surly
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prodigy
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a marvel, wonder; a freak; a genius
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bludgeon
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a club, cudgel; to clobber, clout
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fend
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to ward off, stave off; to cope
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mein
Definition
look, expression; bearing, demeanor
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endow
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to grant, bestow, present, bequeath
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impunity
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exemption from penalty, immunity
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penal
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correctional, disciplinary
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encroach
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to trespass, intrude, infringe
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predominant
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chief, major, paramount; prevalent
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dire
Definition
disastrous; ominous, sinister; urgent
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