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Units 1-3
Vocab book level C
60
Literature
8th Grade
10/25/2009

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adage
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a wise saying
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bonanza
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a rich mass of ore in a mine; something very valuable
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churlish
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lacking politeness or good manners
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citadel
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a fortress that overlooks and protects a city
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collaborate
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to work with, work together
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decree
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an order having the force of law; to command firmly or forcefully
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discordant
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disagreeable in sound; lacking in harmony
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evolve
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to develop gradually; to rise to a higher level
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excerpt
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a passage taken from a book; to quote
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grope
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to feel about hesitantly with the hands
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hover
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to float or hang suspended over
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jostle
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to bump, shove, brush against; to compete for
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laggard
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a person who moves slowly or falls behind; slow to move or respond
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plaudits
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applause; enthusiastic praise or approval
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preclude
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to make impossible
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revert
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to return, go back
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rubble
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broken stone or bricks; ruins
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servile
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behaving like or suitable for a slave or a servant
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vigil
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a watch, especially at night
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wrangle
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to obtain by argument; a noisy quarrel
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antics
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ridiculous and unpredictable behavior or actions
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avowed
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declared openly and without shame, acknowledged
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banter
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to exchange playful remarks, tease; talk that is playful and teasing
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bountiful
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giving freely, generous; plentiful, given abundantly
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congested
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overcrowded, filled or occupied to excess
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detriment
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a disadvantage; a cause of harm, injury, loss, or damage
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durable
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lasting for a long time; consumer goods used repeatedly over a series of years
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enterprising
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energetic, willing and able to start something new
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frugal
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economical, avoiding waste and luxury
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gingerly
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with extreme care or caution
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glut
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to provide more than is needed or wanted; an oversupply
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incognito
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in a disguised state; a person in disguise
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invalidate
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to make valueless, take away all force or effect
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legendary
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described in well-known stories
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maim
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to cripple, disable, injure, mar, disfigure, mutilate
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minimize
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to make as small as possible; to make smaller than before
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oblique
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not straightforward or direct
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veer
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to change direction or course suddenly, swerve
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venerate
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to regard with reverence, look up to with great respect
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wanton
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reckless, heartless; a spoiled, pampered person
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allot
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to assign or distribute in shares or portions
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amass
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to bring together, collect, gather; to assemble
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audacious
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bold, adventurous, recklessly daring
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comply
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to yeild to a request or command
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devoid
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not having or using, lacking
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elite
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the choice part of a group of people or things; superior
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grapple
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an iron hook used to grab and hold; to wrestle or fight with
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incapacitate
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to deprive of strength or ability
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instigate
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to urge on, stir up, provoke
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longevity
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long life, long duration
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myriad
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a very great number
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persective
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a point of view or general standpoint from wich different things are viewed
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perturb
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to disturb greatly ; to throw into confusion
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prodigious
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immense; extraordinary in bulk, size, or degree
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relevant
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connected with or related to the matter at hand
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skittish
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extremely nervous and easily frightened
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tether
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a rope or chain used to fasten something to a fixed object; to faten with a rope or chain
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unison
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a sounding together; agreement or accord
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vie
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to stive for victory or superiority
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willful
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stubbornly self-willed; done on purpose, deliberate
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