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Vocabulary Workshop Unit 10
English Vocabulary
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12th Grade
04/05/2009

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bellow
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to make a sound similar to that or a bull, roar; a lod, angry roar
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beneficiary
Definition
one who benefits from something; a person who is left money or other property in a will or the like
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botch
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to repair or patch poorly; make a mess of; a hopelessly bungled job
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clutter
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to fill or cover in a disorderly way; a state of disorder, mess
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dilapidated
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falling apart or ruined, run-down
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dismantle
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to take apart; to strip or something
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futile
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not successful, failing to have any result; useless, unimportant, frivolous
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grueling
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very tiring, calling for an extreme effort
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hospitable
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offering friendly or generous treatment to guests; open to anything new or strange
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lair
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the home or den of a wild animal; any hideout
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lavish
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overly generous, extravagant; abundant; to spend or give freely without limit
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morbid
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in an unhealthy mental state, extremely gloomy; caused by or related to disease, unwholesome
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notorious
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widely known because of bad conduct
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pamper
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to allow too many privileges, be too generous and easygoing toward
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parasite
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an organism that lives in or on another organism; one who lives off another person
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shirk
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to avoid or get out of doing work, neglect a duty; to sneak, slink
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surplus
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an amount beyond what is required, excess; more than what is needed or expected
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timidity
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the state of being easily frightened
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veto
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the power to forbid or prevent; to prohibit, reject
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