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Vocab. Lesson 4
The vocab. from lesson 4.
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English
7th Grade
10/26/2010
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adroit
 Definition
cleverly skillful in coping with difficulty or danger
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adversary
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person or group that opposes another
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avert
 Definition
turn away or aside
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cogent
 Definition
appealing forcibly to the mind or reason
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demolish
 Definition
tear down
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evaporate
 Definition
pass off as vapor or in invisible minute particles
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fiscal
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pertaining to money or finance
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hamper
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hold back
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humid
 Definition
containing a perceptible amount of moisture
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inundate
 Definition
overspread with water
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mammoth
 Definition
of very great size
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manifest
 Definition
make clear
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obnoxious
 Definition
deserving of censure
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plight
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dengerous or complicated situation
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replenish
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make full or complete again
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reprimand
 Definition
severe rebuke
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rescind
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take away
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reticent
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disinclined to speak readily
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revere
 Definition
regard as worthy of great honor
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sinister
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threatening ot foreshadowing harm or trouble
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