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7th Grade
02/04/2007
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anguish
 Definition
distress, agony, torment
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barrage
 Definition
barrier of artillery fire
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blithely
 Definition
merrily, cheerfully
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critical
 Definition
hard to please, faultfinding
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fateful
 Definition
decisive, momentous
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fateful
 Definition
decisive, momentous
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gaping
 Definition
wide open
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heretic
 Definition
one who rejects generally accepted beliefs
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inaccessible
 Definition
unreachable, unapproachable
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inauguration
 Definition
formal induction into office
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indignation
 Definition
righteous anger
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loom
 Definition
appear indistinctly in enlarged or threatening form
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malice
 Definition
ill will, evil intentions
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pantomime
 Definition
actions and gestures without words
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quaint
 Definition
pleasantly unusual or uncommon
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recipient
 Definition
receiver
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staggering
 Definition
astonishing, overwhelming
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taunt
 Definition
mock, reproach, jeer at
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treason
 Definition
betrayal, rebellion, treachery
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verbatim
 Definition
in the exact words
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vigor
 Definition
healthy energy, forcefulness
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warrant
 Definition
authorize, allow, justify
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archangel
 Definition
chief angel
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benevolence
 Definition
doing good to others, kindness
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climax
 Definition
highest point of interest or excitement
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commodiouse
 Definition
spacious, roomy
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deceased
 Definition
dead (applies especially to one recently dead or to a dead person considered in a legal context)
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derive
 Definition
get, receive, obtain
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destitute
 Definition
in absolute want, poverty-striken
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