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vocabulary 6
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6
English
9th Grade
02/28/2017

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Term

adjacent

Clara parked her bike adjacent to mine and locked them together.

Definition

 

  • next to something else

Term

accost

Celebrities are often accosted by aggressive fans hoping for an autograph.

Definition

 

  • pproach and address (someone) boldly or aggressively.

Term

procure

 

  • In order for Jeremy to procure his new Xbox One, he had to work another part time job as a paperboy and save enough money to purchase it.

Definition

 

  • to obtain (something), especially with care or effort.

Term

perpetrate

The perpetrator broke into the school office and stole $45 worth of fax paper.

Definition

 

  • to carry out or commit a harmful, illegal, or immoral action.

Term

devour

Having not had food for several weeks, the great white wolf eagerly devoured its prey and disappeared into the night.

Definition
to eat (food or prey) hungrily or quickly.
Term

perplex

A progressive computer test becomes more perplexing as a student answers questions correctly eventually becoming too complicated to complete.

Definition

 

  • to complicate or confuse a person or situation.

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