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Word Master Words for November-December Gold Division 2009-2010
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English
5th Grade
11/02/2009

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Naive
Definition
Lacking worldly experience and understanding.
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Dwindle
Definition
To become gradually less until little remains.
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Flotsam
Definition
Wreckage or cargo afloat after a shipwreck.
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Valor
Definition
Courage, boldness as in battle.
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Deign
Definition
To lower one's self.
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Curb
Definition
To restrain or control.
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Lapse
Definition
To fall from a previous level.
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Unkempt
Definition
Not properly maintained.
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Falter
Definition
To be unsteady in purpose or action.
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Dictitorial
Definition
Autocratic; domineering.
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Taboo
Definition
A ban resulting from a social custom or emotional aversion.
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Stalwart
Definition
Having imposong physical srtength.
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Debris
Definition
The scattered remains of something broken or destroyed.
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Grovel
Definition
To behave in a demeaning manner.
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Affable
Definition
Easy or pleasant to speak to.
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Flounder
Definition
To make clumsy attempts to move or regain ones balance.
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Dogged
Definition
Stubbornly perservering.
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Flail
Definition
A manual thresing device.
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Adamant
Definition
An extremeley hard surface.
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Commerce
Definition
The buying and selling of goods between cities or nations.
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Embargo
Definition
A government order prohibiting merchant ships to move out of its ports.
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Muzzle
Definition
The foreward projecting part of an animal's head.
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Edict
Definition
A decree or proclamation issued by an authority and having the force of a law.
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Worldly
Definition
Experienced;mature.
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Gaffe
Definition
A clumsy social error.
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