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Vocab Unit 10
Vocab Cards for Unit 10 8th Grade English
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English
8th Grade
06/12/2011

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Adept
Definition
Adjective- Thoroughly skilled;
Noun- An expert
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Aspire
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Verb- To have ambitious hopes or plans, strive toward a higher goal, desire earnestly; to ascend
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Bleak
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Adjective- Bare, dreary, dismal
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Chide
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Verb- To blame; scold
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Despicable
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Adjective- Worthy of scorn, contemptible
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Emancipate
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Verb- To free from slavery; to release or liberate
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Erroneous
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Adjective- Incorrect, containing mistakes
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Exploit
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Verb- To make use of, develop; to make improper use of for personal profit;
Noun- A feat, deed
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Impair
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Verb-To make imperfect, damage, harm
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Languid
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Adjective- Drooping; without energy, sluggish
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Mire
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Noun- Mud; wet, swampy ground; a tough situation
Verb- To get stuck
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Obtrusive
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Adjective- Forward; undesirably prominent; thrust out
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Render
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Verb- To cause to become; to perform; to deliver officially; to process, extract
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Skeptical
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Adjective- Inclined to doubt; slow to accept something as true
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