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9th Grade
10/10/2009

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contend VERB
Definition
to strive or vie in contest or rivalry or against difficulties; STRUGGLE
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harried ADJ
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harassed
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valor NOUN
Definition
personal bravery
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guile NOUN
Definition
clever trickery (to get out of a bad situation)
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muster VERB
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to bring together
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indifferent ADJ
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that does not matter one way or the other; of no importance or value one way or the other; UNBIASED
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prodigious ADJ
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extraordinary in bulk, quantity, or degree; ENORMOUS
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solitude NOUN
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the quality or state of being alone or remote from society; SECLUSION
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victuals NOUN
Definition
supplies of food; provisions
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vessel NOUN
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ship
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stoke VERB
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to stir up or tend a fire
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rogue NOUN
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dishonest or worthless person; SCOUNDRAL
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ravage VERB
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to commit destructive actions
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entreat VERB
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plead; beg
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avenge VERB
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to take vengeance for or on behalf of
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whim NOUN
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without thinking/planning
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appall BERB
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to overcome with consternation, shock, or dismay; DISMAY
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pondersous ADJ
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of very great weight
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dispatch VERB
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to send off or away with promptness or speed; esp. to send off on official business
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brace NOUN
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two of a kind; PAIR
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ponder VERB
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to weigh in the mind; to think about; reflect on
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hew VERB
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to cut with blows of a heavy cutting instrument; "hew an olive tree trunk to make a weapon"
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venture VERB
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to undertake the risks and dangers of; to proceed especially in the face of danger
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cordial ADJ
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warmly and genially affable
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bellow VERB
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to shout in a deep voice
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divers ADJ
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various
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breach NOUN
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infraction or violation of a law, obligation, tie, or standard; a broken ruptures, or torn condition or area; hole
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tactic NOUN
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a device for accomplishing and end; method/plan
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convey VERB
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to impart or communicate by statement, suggestion, gesture, or appearance
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adversary NOUN
Definition
one that contends with opposes, or resists; ENEMY; OPPONENT
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