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Vocab
chapter 1, 2 , 3
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English
9th Grade
09/30/2013

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breach
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(N.) an opening, gap (V.)To create an opening
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admonish
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v. to caution or advice against something, scold mildly
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brigand
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N. a bandit, or robber.
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circumspect
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adj. carful, cautions
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commandeer
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to seize for military or official use
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cumbersome
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adj. clumsy, hard to handle; slow-moving
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deadlock
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n. a standstill resulting from the oppostition of two equal forces or factions
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debris
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n. scattered fragments, wreckage
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diffuse
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v. to spread or scatter freely or widely
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dillema
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n. a difficult or perplexing situation or problem
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efface
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v. to wipe out; to keep onself from being noticed
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muddle
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v. to make a mess of
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opinionated
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adj. stubborn and often unreasonable in holding to one's own ideas, having a closed mind
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perenial
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adj. lasting for a long time, persistent
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predispose
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v. to inclide to beforehand
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relinquish
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v. to let go, give up
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salvage
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v. to save from fire or shipwreck
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spasmodic
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adj. not genuine, not true, not valid
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unbridled
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adj. uncontrolled, lacking restraint
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spurious
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adj. not genuine, not true, not valid
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adjourn
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v. to stop proceedings temporarily; move to another place
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alien
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n. a citizen of another country; adj. foreign, strange
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comely
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adj. having a pleasing appearance
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compensate
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v. to make up for; to repay for services
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dissolute
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adj. loose in one's morals or behavior
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erratic
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adj. not regular or consistent; different from what is ordinarily expected; undependable
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expulsion
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n. the process of driving or forcing out
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feint
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n. a deliverately deceptive morement; a pretense
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fodder
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n. food fro horses or cattle
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fortify
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v. to strengthen, build up
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illegible
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adj. difficult or impossible to read
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jeer
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v. to make fun of rudely or unkindly
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lucrative
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adj. bringing in money; profitable
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mediocre
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adj. average, ordinary, undistinguished
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proliferate
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v. to reproduce, increase, or spread rapidly
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sujugate
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v. to conquer by force, bring under complete control
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sully
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v. to soil, stain, tarnish, defile, besmirch
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tantalize
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to tease, torment by teasing
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terse
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adj. brief and to the point
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unflinching
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adj. firm, showing no signs of fear, not drawing back
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