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Vocab words for Tuesday
For test on thursday
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English
8th Grade
03/03/2014

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appease
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to bring to a state of peace, quiet, ease, calm, or contentment; pacify; soothe:
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belated
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coming or being after the customary, useful, or expected time:
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calamitous
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causing or involving calamity; disastrous:
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cite
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to quote (a passage, book, author, etc.), especially as an authority:
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conventional
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conforming or adhering to accepted standards, as of conduct or taste:
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decoy
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anything used as a lure.
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delve
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to carry on intensive and thorough research for data, information, or the like; investigate:
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ensure
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to secure or guarantee
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gallantry
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dashing courage; heroic bravery; noble-minded behavior.
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impart
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to make known; tell; relate; disclose
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judicious
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using or showing judgment as to action or practical expediency; discreet, prudent, or politic
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mediate
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to settle (disputes, strikes, etc.) as an intermediary between parties; reconcile.
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milieu
Definition
cultural environment that an individual lives in
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outlandish
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Something or someone who is ridiculous.
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overbearing
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of overwhelming or critical importance.
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pert
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boldly forward in speech or behavior; impertinent; saucy.
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quirk
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a peculiarity of action, behavior, or personality; mannerism
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regale
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to entertain lavishly or agreeably; delight.
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shiftless
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lacking in incentive, ambition, or aspiration.
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taint
Definition
to infect, contaminate, corrupt, or spoil.
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