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Wordly Wize book 5 lesson 10
Wordly wise book five's lesson 10
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English
6th Grade
03/01/2006

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Abject
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adj. Most miserable; wretched.
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Advocate
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v. To plead in favor of; to defend
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Atrocity
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n. An act of great cruelty and wickedness.
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Commemorate
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v. To serve as a memorial to; to remember in a solemn manner.
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Dialect
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n. A form of a language spoken in a certain geographic region that has its own grammar, pronunciation, and vocabulary.
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Dire
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adj. Having terrible consequences; urgent or desperate.
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Elite
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n. A group that enjoys superior status to others.
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Enhance
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v. To make greater or better.
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Flagrant
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adj. Clearly offensive or bad; conspicuously acting against what is right.
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Languish
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v. To lose hope, strength, or vitality because off neglect or bad conditions.
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Mute
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v. To soften or tone down the sound of.
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Raze
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v. To level to the ground; to destroy completely.
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Reprisal
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n. A comeback for an injury.
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Turmoil
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n. A state of confusion or agitation; tumult.
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Wreak
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v. 1. To bring about or inflict. 2. To express or vent.
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