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Vocab week 6
Ms Skineer Week 6
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English
9th Grade
02/08/2011

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Aggregate
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(N) a whole group of parts combined to make a whole; objects joined together to make one thing
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Archipealgo
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(N) a chain of islands
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Boon
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(N) a blessing or favorable situation
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Bufffoon
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(N) a goofball; a person who tries to be funny
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Contaminant
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(N) anything that contaminates; eg oil
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Corrugated
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(Adj) Bumpy, rigid surface; having a wavy surface
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Deleterious
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(Adj) Dangerous or harmful; eg smoking
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Fetter
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(N) a restraint

(V) To restrain

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Giddy
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(adj) happy, joyful
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Indomitable
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(adj) cannot be defeated, conquered, or overcome
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Irresolute
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(adj) doubtful, uncertain; dont know what to do
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Panace
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(adj) something that solves all problem; cure all
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Peruse
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(V) to read carefully
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Prodigy
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(N) a person who is extremely good at something
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Rebuff
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(V) to reject or turn away, criticize sharply 
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Resilient
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(Adj) Recovers easily
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Scapecoat
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(N) a person who takes the blame for something
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Spurious
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(Adj) counterfit, fake, not authentic
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Vivacious
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(Adj) lively, full of life
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Disputatious
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(Adj) argumentative
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