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Lesson 9
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General Vocab
9th Grade
08/04/2012

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dumbfound
Definition
v. to make speechless with amazement
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ensue
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v. to follow in order; come afterward, especially in immediate succession
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era
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n. a particular period in history
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flourish
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v. to wave in the air
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garrison
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n. soldier stationed in a place to protect it
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grievous
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adj. causing grief or pain; hard to bear
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hoard
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v. to save and put away, especially secretly
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inundate
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v. to cover, as with water from a flood
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invincible
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adj. impossible to defeat
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nomad
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n. a member of a group that settles briefly in one place and then moves on to another
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placate
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v. to calm
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principal
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adj. most important
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recede
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v. to move back or to drop to a lower level
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ruthless
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adj. showing no mercy; crazy
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sacrifice
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n. something given up for the sake of another
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