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Literature
8th Grade
02/04/2011

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Term
Foray
Definition

Definition: An attack that happens quickly and suddenly leaving the opponent little time to react.

 

Part of Speech:

Term
Puerile
Definition

Definition: Something to do with childhood or having to do with a child.Immature, a foolish thing, characteristic of a child.

 

Part of speech: adjective

Term
Bevy
Definition

Definition: A group, or clique

 

Part of Speech: noun

Term
Gravitate
Definition

Definition: To be attracted, a natural tendency to something

 

Part of Speech: verb

Term
Senile
Definition

Definition: Showing a decline or deteriation of physical strengh or mental function

 

Part of Speech: adjetive

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Zealot
Definition

Definition: An extremist; A member of a radical group

 

Part of Speech: noun

Term
Usurp
Definition

Definition: to seize somthing without legal right; to steal

 

Part of Speech: verb

Term
Philanthropic
Definition

Definition: charity

Part of Speech: adjective

Term
Scrutinize
Definition

Definition: To examine in detail; to look at very closey

 

Part of Speech: verb

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Discriminating
Definition

Definition: differentiating; analytical

 

Part of Speech: adjetive

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Surveillance
Definition

Definition: To veiw somthing, close observation

 

Part of Speech: noun

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Mercenary
Definition

Definition: working or acting merely for money

 

Part of Speech: adjetive, noun

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Retinue
Definition

Definition: a body of aides attending to an important person

 

Part of Speech: noun

Term
Inchoate
Definition

Definition: not yet complete, not fully developed

 

 

Part of Speech: adjetive

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Recoil
Definition

Definition: to draw back

 

Part of Speech: noun, verb

Term
Prodigious
Definition

Definition: extraordinary in size, amount

 

Part of Speech: adjetive

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Impel
Definition

Definition: To urge forword; propel

 

Part of Speech: verb

Term
Amorphous
Definition

Definition: Having no specific shape

 

Part of Speech: adjetive

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Flotasm
Definition

Definition: Remants of a wreck; debris; useless unrelated items

 

Part of Speech: noun

Term
Wrest
Definition

Definition: To take away with force or violence

 

Part of Speech: verb, noun

Term
Deter
Definition

Definition: to stop from proceeding 

 

 

Part of Speech: verb

Term
Confinscate
Definition

Definition: To seize by authority

 

Part of Speech: verb

Term
Largess
Definition

Definition: Ones ability to give gifts.

 

Part of Speech: noun

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Mawkish
Definition
Definition: Sickining, nauseating
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Connoisseur
Definition
Someone who passes critical judgements.
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