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Vocabulary Words
Pre-The Red Pyramid Vocab.
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English
6th Grade
02/06/2012

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auspicious
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favored by fortune
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dormant
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inactive
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horde
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a large group, multitude, number, etc
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infuriating
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causing or tending to cause anger or outrage
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maelstrom
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restless, disordered, or tumultuous state of affairs
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charismatic
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having characteristics of divinely conferred gift or power
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emaciated
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abnormal thinness caused by lack of nutrition or by disease
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impeccable
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flawless
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instantaneous
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occurring, done, or completed in an instant
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recoiled
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to fall back under pressure
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chasm
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A profound difference between people, viewpoints, feelings, etc
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feral
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existing in a natural state, as animals or plants; not domesticated or cultivated; wild.
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incantation
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the chanting or uttering of words purporting to have magical power
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insufferable
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not to be endured; intolerable; unbearable
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supplicant
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a suppliant
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disdain
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to look upon or treat with contempt
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flabbergasted
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to overcome with surprise and bewilderment
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incredulously
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not credulous; disinclined or indisposed to believe
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interrogate
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to seek answers or information that the person questioned considers personal or secret
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withering
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to shrivel; fade; decay
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enigma
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a puzzling or inexplicable occurrence or situation
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