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vocab
september 12,2008 njb
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English
8th Grade
09/15/2008

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diversion
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the act or an instance of diverting from a course, activity, or use
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assumption
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the a taking to or upon oneself ;taking up of a person into heaven
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beverage
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a drinkable liquid
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shipment
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the act or process of shipping
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productively
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having the quality or power of producing especially in abundance effective in bringing about
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trivial
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of little worth or importance
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optimism
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a doctrine that this world is the best possible world
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persistence
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 the action or fact of persisting the quality or state of being persistent
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disdainful
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full of or expressing disdain
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miscellaneous
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consisting of diverse things or members
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clearance
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an act or process of clearing as a the removal of buildings from an area
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clarifcation
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to free of confusion needs time to clarify his thoughts to make understandable
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petition
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 an earnest request entreaty a formal written request made to an official person or organized body
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panoramic
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a picture exhibited a part at a time by being unrolled before the spectator
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enamel
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to cover, inlay, or decorate with enamel
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compassionate
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having or showing compassion
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acobatic
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one that performs gymnastic feats requiring skillful control of the body one skillful at exercises of intellectual or artistic dexterity
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irresponsible
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not responsible
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memorandom
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 an informal record a written reminder
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buoyancy
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 the tendency of a body to float or to rise when submerged in a fluid
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anatomoy
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a branch of morphology that deals with the structure of organisms
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vegetarian
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one who believes in or practices vegetarianism herbivore
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dominant
Definition
commanding, controlling, or prevailing over all others
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