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6th Grade
12/08/2009

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Antic
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n. A playful or funny act
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Attire
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n. Clothes, especially fancy or fine clothes.
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captivate
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v. to please greatly, or to win by a special charm.
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Deft
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Adj. Quick and sure, skillful at handling
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Dilagent
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adj. Working with great care and effort.
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Eclipse
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n. the total or partial of hiding one Heavenly body one by another.

v. to do better, to out shine others. 

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Evolve; or Evolution
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v. to change over time.

n. the change that takes place as something

 evolves. 

 

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Innate 
Definition
Having from birth;  occurring  naturally, rather than being learned. 
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INSCRIBE
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v. to write or print,  permeant record.
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Posture
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n. The way one holds their body; a pose or position.
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Shroud 
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n. Something that covers something, or hides from view. 

v. to block from light.

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Stifle 
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v. to cut off the air, to smother

to hold back, to check

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Tentative 
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adj. not fully worked out or final hesitating or uncertain.
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Tranquil; or tranquility
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Adj. Calm, peaceful

n. The state of being tranquil.

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Versatile; or versatility
Definition

adj. able to do many things in different ways or do different things.

n. the state or condition of being versatile

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Apparel
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n. the things that are worn by a person; clothing.
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appreciate 
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v. to see the worth or quality of. 

to increase in value.

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Continuous 
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adj. going on without stopping

 

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Dissolve
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v. to make or become liquid

to bring or come to an end

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Domesticate
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v. to tame, to bring plants or animals under human control

adj. brought under human control tamed

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Emerge
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v. to come into view to appear.

to become known

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Fiber
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n. a thin threadlike part of an animal hair or tissue also an artificial thred that resmbles this. 

An arrangement of cells of that forms musscles and nerves

a food or bulk

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Function
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v. to serve a purpose

n. the special purpose that something is used for

an important ceremony or gathering.

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Hatch
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v. to come or to bring forth

to think up 

n. a small opening with a door or covering

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Inhibit 
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v. to prevent from doing something or to prevent from happing.

adj. held back because of shyness 

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minute
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adj. very small tiny
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Motion 
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n. movement 

to signal 

not moving or stationary 

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Sheathe 
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v. to cover with something the protects
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Shed
Definition

to lose; to give up

to cause flow 

to flow off water without letting it get soaked

to send off or give

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Transfer
Definition

v. to move to carry, send from one person or place from another.

a ticket from trasfering from another bus to another

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brawl
Definition

n. a rough or noisy fight.

v. to fight noisyly 

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casual 
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adj. not planned

not regular, occational

 

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constant
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not changing 

loyal, or faithful

without pause; unending

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excel 
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v. to do well better than others
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exhaust 
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v. to use up

to tire out 

the waste from a car 

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Hardy
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adj. able to survive under bad conditions 
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Mediocre 
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adj. low of medium quality

barley passable

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monotonous
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adj. always the same; never changing

BORING

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originate 
Definition

v. to bring or to come into being

the very very beginning 

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Punctuate; puncture
Definition

add marks such as commas ect

to inturupt 

 

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Ravenous
Definition

Very Hungry 

 

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Realaistic 

 

Definition
closely resmbling real life
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soothe
Definition
to make calm or to make one relax 
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Stampede 
Definition

A sudden rush of animals or people,(because they are scared)

v. to take part in one 

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Veteran
Definition

n. a person who has served in the army, 

A person with much experience 

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Accompany
Definition

v. to go along with to be together

to play a musical instrument with some one

 

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Benifical
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adj. being helpful, favorable
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captivate
Definition

n. one that is held prisoner

adj. unable to escape or get away

the state of being held agenst ones will, to have no freedom

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convenient
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adj. suitable for ones needs; making ones life easier.
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ecstasy
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n. a strong feeling of emotion, especially joy.
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expancse
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a wide open area or surface a stretch
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expedition 
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a long journey by a group to explore or a battle
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inept
Definition

clumsily or awkwardly expressed not suitable for the occasion 

laking in skill or ability

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Interpert
Definition

to translate

to explain

to understand

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invaluable 
Definition

too valuable, priceless 

 

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Linger
Definition
to be slow in leaving or going away
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retrieve 
Definition

to get back or to recover

to find and bring back

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skirmish
Definition

a little fight or battle 

to take part

 

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supplement 
Definition

something added to make up for something missing

to add to 

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territorty
Definition
an area of land that is owned by someone else
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Accumulate 
Definition
to increase a number or value
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aggrivate; aggrivated
Definition

to make worse 

to annoy

annoyed 

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conserve
Definition
to save by using carefully 
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contaminate 
Definition
to harm by making dirty 
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Diminish
Definition
to make or to become smaller
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drastic
Definition
adj. serve, or extream
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extravaganza; or extravagant
Definition

Spending more than you are supposed to 

Being wasteful spending to much

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Frugal
Definition
adj. Carful in spending or using something
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impurity
Definition

something that is harmful or dirty

 

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Peril
Definition

Dangerous

Imoeril is to place in danger

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perpetual 
Definition
adj. lasting or seeming to last forever
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Resource

 

Definition
A supply
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subsitute
Definition

to replace something 

or a replacement

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sustain
Definition
to keep up, to support
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Vital
Definition
Necessary for continued life or prosperity
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Anticipate
Definition
to look forward to expect
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bankrupt
Definition

unable to pay ones debts 

left without any worth or value 

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Brief
Definition

short, not long lasting

a short explanation

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brisk
Definition
quick, active
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Budget
Definition
a plan for spending money, how much you are going to spend
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compete
Definition
to try to win agenst each other
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Complicate
Definition
to make difficult
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effect
Definition

to make happen

a result

an opperation, activity

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err
Definition
to do wrong or to be wrong
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factor
Definition
something that contributes to a result 
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fad 
Definition
something that is Very Very popular but just for a short period of time then forgotten
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gripe
Definition

to complain

to annoy  or irritate

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knack
Definition
has a special talent 
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leisure
Definition
free time
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unique
Definition
the only one of its kind
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