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vocab 5
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English
6th Grade
02/13/2012

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callow
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young and inexperienced; immature
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contemporary
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a person living during the same period as another
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cynical
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doubtful of the sincerity of other' motived; skeptcal
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despot
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a ruler with absolute power of tyrannical control over a group
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enuciate
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to pronounce clearly; to state; to anounce
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impediment
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anything that gets in the way; obstacle
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impoverish
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to make poor; to take away
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indolent
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indulging in ease; avoiding exertion; lazy
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sagacious
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showing judgement; wise
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secular
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wordly; not connected with the church or religion
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speculate
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to think about or make guesses; to engage in a risky buisness venture
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strife
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conflict or struggle
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venerate
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to show great respect for
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voracious
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ravenous; desiring and eating a large amount of food; greatly eager
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wane
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to get smaller, dimmer, or weaker' to near an end
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ped pod
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foot, feet
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phon, phono
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sound voice
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pot
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power
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quer, quis
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ask
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sci
Definition
know
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