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Wordly Wise Book 7
Lesson 6 [short list words in red]
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English
7th Grade
10/02/2008

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addict

Definition

n. 1. a person with a very strong desire for something that   is habit-forming and sometimes harmful.

   2. A person who is a very enthusiastic fan.

v. 1. To cause someone to have a very strong desire for something.

 n. addiction, adj. addictive

 

 

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aspire

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v.1. To have a strong desire to get or do something to seek. 

n.2. A strong desire to achieve something,and ambition.

3.Aspireation

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bias

Definition

n.1. a preference that prevents one form being impartial predice.

v.2. to cause someone to have prejuces to influnces. 

 

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blatant

Definition

adj. Very obvious in an offensive , or shamless way

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candid

Definition

A1. Expressed honestly without holding back unplesent truths.

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confront

Definition

v.1. To stand up to face bodly.

   2. To put or bring face to face.

Confronted,Confronttation

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debut

Definition

         n.        A first public appearnence

 

         v.        To make a first public apperance

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enroll

Definition

      v.  to sign up to become a member of a group; to register

 

      number of people enrolled ( enrollment)

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fluster

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v. to make nervous, embarassed, or confused

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impunity

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n.  freedom from being harmed or punished

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intensify

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v.  to increase; to strengthen or deepen

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intimidate

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v. to frighten, especially by threatening

 

    intimidation: n.  act of intimidating

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obnoxious

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adj.  very unpleasant; disgusting

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retort

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v.  to answer, especially in a quick or clever way

 

n.  a quick or clever reply

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stint

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 n.  1. period of time devoted to a job or task

      2. a limit or restriction

 

v. to limit or restict

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