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Wordly Wise Chapter 8
Vocabulary from Chapter 8 of Wordly Wise.
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11th Grade
03/22/2012
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abattoir
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slaughterhouse
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abut
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adjoin
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aggrieved
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offended
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aspersion
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slanderous remark
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cardiac
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heart
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decant
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pour
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dichotomy
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division into two parts
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frangible
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easily broken
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imbue
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fill
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millennium
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thousand years, period of perfect happiness
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pachyderm
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thick-skinned animal such as the elephant
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perogative
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right
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repartee
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quick-witted reply
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rotund
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round
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sebaceous
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fatty
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sundry
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various
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termagant
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quarrelsome woman
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abstruse
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hard to understand
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antiquary
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collector of relics of the past
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auspices
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patronage
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congruence
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fitting together
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dewlap
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fold of skin under the neck
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dishabille
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being partially dressed
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ghetto
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section of a city where minorities live because of economic or social pressure
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madrigal
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song for several voices
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nonpareil
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one whose greatness is unequaled
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Occident
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Western countries
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pandemic
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widespread
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quizzical
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humorously-questioning
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ressurect
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restore life to
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rudimentary
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underdeveloped
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solecism
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speech error
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surcease
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stopping
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venerate
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deeply respect
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acronym
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word made from the initial leters of other words
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archetype
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original model
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cadence
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rhythmic beat
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consummate
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complete, perfect
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diadem
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crown
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imbroglio
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confused situation
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marquetry
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decorative inlaid woodwork
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notary
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official able to certify documents
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oblate
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flattened at the pole
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ordinal
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expressing order in a series
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placate
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pacify
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regeneration
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spiritual rebirth, renewal
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rift
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crack
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ruminate
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chew the cud, meditate
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stratagem
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acheme
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temperament
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customary frame of mind
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vertigo
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dizziness
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