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Wordly Wise book 10 lesson 9
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10th Grade
01/28/2010
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cautionary
 Definition
offering as a warning
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constrain
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confine
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flotilla
 Definition
small fleet of boats
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gossamer
 Definition
fine filmy substance, like cobweb
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ignominious
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marked by, deserving, or causing shame or disgrace
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incur
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to bring upon oneself something undesirable
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liquidate
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turn into cash
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magnate
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an important person prominent in a large industry or business
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misnomer
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a name that does not fit
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onerous
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burdensome
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pandemonium
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a state of great confusion or uproar
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quixotic
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idealistic, but impractical
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tenacious
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holding fast
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vestige
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a trace of something that once was present
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zephyr
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a light, gentle breeze
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