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English
6th Grade
01/04/2012

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adage
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an old saying that has come to be accepted as true; proverb
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camaradie
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good will and warm fellings among friends
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contend
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to struggle with; to mantain or assert; a point made in an argument
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extraneous
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not necessaty; irrelevant
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hubbub
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noisy confusion;uproar
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meander
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to follow a winding course; to wander aimlessly
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odoriferous
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having or giving off a smell
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paraphernalia
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personal belongings; equipment associated with a paerticular activity
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punctilious
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careful of and attentive to details, especially ones relating to good manners and behavior
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recuperate
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to regain health or strength
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regale
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to entertain or delight
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sedentary
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doing or requiring a lot of sitting
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spartan
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marked by simplicity and lack of luxury
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temporal
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relating to the everyday world as opposed to that which is spiritual or eternal
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wry
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turned or bent to one side in distaste or humor; amusing in a quiet but sharp way
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man
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hand
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metri, meter
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measure
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min
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small
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mit, miss
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send
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nov
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new
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