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Vocabulary - 1st Six Weeks
This is our vocabulary for the first six weeks!
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English
8th Grade
09/15/2006

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Aperture - Noun
Definition
A hole or opening.
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Catacomb - Noun
Definition
An underground tunnel or area with holes for graves.
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Clamor - Noun
Definition
Loud noise or shouting.
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Connoisseur - Noun
Definition
A person who is able to be a judge in matters of art or taste.
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Fetter - Verb
Definition
To restrict by shackling or chaining.
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Conflagration - Noun
Definition
A large, destructive fire.
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Obstinate - Adjective
Definition
Unyielding regardless of reason or logic.
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Preclude - Verb
Definition
To make impossible.
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Trowel - Noun
Definition
A flat-bladed hand tool used to work with morter or to dig holes for plants.
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Virtuoso - Noun
Definition
One skilled in the fine arts as an accomplished musician; a savant.
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Allusion - Noun
Definition
An implied or indirect reference.
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Anomalous - Adjective
Definition
Out of place; abnormal.
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Chimera - Noun
Definition
A fantasy; a horrible creature of the imagination.
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Debauchery - Noun
Definition
A lack of integrity of honesty; moral corruption.
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Expedient - Adjective
Definition
Appropriate for a purpose, but not necessarily moral, right, or just.
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Felicitous - Adjective
Definition
Happy or Delightful
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Malevolence - Noun
Definition
Ill will or evil intention.
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Odious - Adjective
Definition
Deserving hate or contempt.
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Pertinacity - Noun
Definition
A stubborn persistence or act of refusing to yield on an opinion or belief.
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Scrupulous - Adjective
Definition
Very principled, very careful and conscientious.
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Aesthetic - Adjective
Definition
Relating or pertaining to a sense of beauty or art.
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Blasphemous - Adjective
Definition
Irreverent, profane.
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Conglomerate - Noun
Definition
A mixture of many things.
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Decorum - Noun
Definition
Appropriate conduct; correct and proper behavior.
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Divination - Noun
Definition
Foretelling the future by means of magic.
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