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Reading IV Site Words
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Undergraduate 1
02/17/2010
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attire
 Definition
Clothing
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derive
 Definition
Get or come from something
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ailment
 Definition
Illness or sickness
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crusade
 Definition
Concerted effort; religiously motivated effort
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necessity
 Definition
Something necessary
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awning
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A sunshade or canopy which shelters people from the sun
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jolt
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To bump up and down or startle someone
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brew
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Make beer or develop threateningly
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applause
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clapping
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hedge
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A row of bushes or protective method
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enthusiasm
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Passionate interest
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concise
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brief
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coral
 Definition
A white sea creature
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strengthen
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To make stronger
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sprout
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To germinate or grow
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refrain
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To hold oneself back
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summon
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Send for somebody
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emerge
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To come out
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latter
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Second of two
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mellow
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Soft in color or tone
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ratio
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Proportional relationship
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ravine
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A deep hole
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nag
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To complain
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mourn
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To be very sad about something
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outrage
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An offensive act
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personal
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Relating to one person
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stale
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No longer fresh
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reform
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A change or to change
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plea
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Urgent request
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feeble
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fragile
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continuous
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Unchanged or interrupted
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wring
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Force out liquid by twisting
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plead
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To beg earnestly
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parcel
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A package
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profit
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To make money
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raid
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To invade quickly
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barren
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Desolate or isolated
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compel
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To make something happen or by force or persuasion
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enrich
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Enhance the quality of something
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shield
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A protection or defense
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humid
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Moist damp or wet
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captive
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Prisoner; unable to escape
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inquire
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To ask
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hostile
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To be forcefully aggressive
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adopt
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Legally raise another’s child or choose or decide to do something
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scrawny
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Very thin
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probable
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likely
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gradually
 Definition
Little by little
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