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8th Grade
10/12/2015

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paragon
Definition
model of perfection; excellence
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condone
Definition
to overlook or pardon(an offense); forgive
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adulterate
Definition
to corrupt or make impure
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default
Definition
to fail to act
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aberrant
Definition
deviating from what is normal
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alleviate
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to relieve; improve partially
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amalgamate
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to combine into a unified whole
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eulogy
Definition
high praise especially of a person who has recently died
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ameliorate
Definition
to improve
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incorporate
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to introduce something into another thing already in existence; combine
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anarchy
Definition
absence of government; state of disorder
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conciliatory
Definition
overcoming distrust or hostility
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abate
Definition
to decrease; reduce
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confound
Definition
to baffle; perplex; mix up
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connoisseur
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a person possessing expert knowledge or training; a person of informed and discriminating taste
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contentious
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quarrelsome; causing quarrels
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aesthetic
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relating to beauty or art
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contrite
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very sorrowful for a wrong
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conundrum
Definition
riddle; puzzle with no solution
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anachronism
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something out of proper time
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converge
Definition
to approach; tend to meet; come together
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opprobrium
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disgrace; contempt
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admonish
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to caution or reprimand
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craven
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cowardly
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daunt
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to discourage; intimidate; dishearten
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inert
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unable to move; sluggish
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decorum
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proper behavior
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deference
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respect; regard for another's wish
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alacrity
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cheerful willingness; eagerness; speed
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efficacy
Definition
efficiency; effectiveness
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permeable
Definition
penetrable; porous; allowing liquids or gas to pass through
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elegy
Definition
poem or song expressing lamentation
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elicit
Definition
to provoke; draw out
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innocuous
Definition
harmless
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delineate
Definition
to represent or depict
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inconsequential
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insignificant; unimportant
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ambivalence
Definition
the state of having conflicting emotional attitudes
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embellish
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to adorn; ornament; enhance, as a story
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emulate
Definition
to imitate; copy
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inherent
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firmly established by nature or habit
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analogous
Definition
comparable
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endemic
Definition
inherent; belonging to an area
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enervate
Definition
to weaken
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perennial
Definition
present throughout the years; persistent
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engender
Definition
to cause produce
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abeyance
Definition
temporary suppression or suspension
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pervasive
Definition
spread throughout every part
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pedantic
Definition
showing off learning
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implode
Definition
to collapse in violently
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ephemeral
Definition
short-lived; fleeting
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equanimity
Definition
composure; calmness
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equivocate
Definition
to intentionally use vague language
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abstemious
Definition
moderate in appetite
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insipid
Definition
lacking in flavor; dull
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erudite
Definition
learned; scholarly
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esoteric
Definition
hard to understand; known only to a chosen few
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contumacious
Definition
disobedient; rebellious
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ostentatious
Definition
trying to attract attention; showy; pretentious
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penchant
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inclination
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implicit
Definition
inflexible; incapable of being pleased
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inadvertently
Definition
carelessly; unintentional
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indigence
Definition
poverty
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effrontery
Definition
shameless boldness; presumptuousness
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indolent
Definition
habitually lazy; idle
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ingenious
Definition
naïve and trusting; unsophisticated
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insinuate
Definition
to suggest; say indirectly; imply
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incongruity
Definition
state of not fitting
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paucity
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scarcity
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convoluted
Definition
twisted; complicated
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onerous
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burdensome
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oscillate
Definition
to move back and forth
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partisan
Definition
one-sided; committed to a party, group, or cause
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pathological
Definition
departing from normal condition
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empirical
Definition
derived from observation and experiment
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penury
Definition
extreme poverty
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perfidious
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faithless; disloyal; untrustworthy
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perfunctory
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superficial
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abscond
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to depart secretly and hide
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inchoate
Definition
imperfectly formed or formulated
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