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Vocab 1-3
Vocabulary Units 1-3
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English
9th Grade
10/18/2012

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Term
Abridge
Definition

The man had to ____ the newspaper article because it was too long.

 

Term
Adjourn 
Definition

The judge ___ed the court because the verdict was undecided.

 

Term
Admonish
Definition

The libraian _______ed the students for talking in the library. 

 

Term
Adherent
Definition

The _____s of Barrack Obama will definitley be voting for him again.

 

Term
Alien
Definition

The british citizen was ______ to America because he doesn't live there. 

Alien, Unfimiliar, Knowing.

Term
Breach
Definition

The _____ through the dam caused the whole city to flood.

 

Breach, Breached, Breaching, Breaches.

Term
Spasmodic
Definition

The _____ fighting continued for another 30 minutes. 

Spasmodic: convulsive as Movie: TV

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Spurious 
Definition

The poetry claimed to be written by Shakspere, could possibly be _______.

 

Spurious: True as Good: Bad

Spurious, Spuriousness, Spuriously

Term
Tantalize
Definition

The bully _____ed a little girl so they could feel control over her.

 

Tease, Tantaize, Praise, Make Fun.

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Terminate 
Definition

The mother ______ed the fighting between the siblings by grounding them until they stopped arguing.

Best Meaning: Put to end, To stop.

 

Term
Terse
Definition

The telegraph was always made _____ because of the cost of them.

 

Terse, Lengthy, Short

Term
Compensate
Definition

The boss gave the worker ____tion for his time gone. 

Compensate, Compensation, Compensated.

Term
Dissolute 
Definition

The man was _______ed in himself for smoking again when he promised himself not to.

 

Term
Predispose
Definition
The mother gave the kid money so he would do the chore _______ed.
Term
Sully
Definition
The girl's reputation at school was ____ed because of what everyone said about her.
Term
Reliquish 
Definition
The boy _____ed his gum to the bully, because then he would leave him alone.
Term
Semblance 
Definition
The cat _____ed a lion because of the way he was sitting.
Term
Subjugate
Definition
The dog ______ed the bone by burying it in the backyard.
Term
Expulsion
Definition
The principle ______inated the student for grafitiing the walls.
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