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Wordly Wise Lesson 5 Book 9
Vocab book 9 lesson 5
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English
9th Grade
02/19/2013
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Callow
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immature; young;inexperienced
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Contemporary
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exisitng(living) at the same time period
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Cynical
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skeptical; doubtful
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Despot
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a ruler with power of a group of people
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Enunciate
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announce; say clearly
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Impediment
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an obstacle; barrier
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Impoverish
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make poor; take away
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Indolent
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lazy; avoiding exertion
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Sagacious
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wise; good judgement
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Secular
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worldly; NOT connected to spiritual or religion
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Speculate
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Think hard about; make gueses; be involved in risky business venture
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Strife
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struggle; conflict
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Venerate
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show respect
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Voracious
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greatly eager; extremely ravenous(hungry for food, books, video games, math, vocab, shopping)
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Wane
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near the end; make smaller, dimmer(like lights when you dim them) weaker
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