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words 270-294
prudent - concede
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English
9th Grade
10/28/2007

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Prudent
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 marked by wisdom or judiciousness
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Nefarious
Definition
flagrantly wicked or impious
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Petulance
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insolent or rude in speech or behavior

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Repudiate
Definition
to refuse to have anything to do with
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Accede
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 to express approval or give consent
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accommodating
Definition
to provide with some thing desired,needed,or suited.
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poised
Definition
marked by balance or equilibrium.
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masticate
Definition
to grind or crush with or as if with the teeth in preparation for swallowing.
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spurious
Definition
of falsified or erroneously attributed origin
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abate
Definition
to put an end to
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abase
Definition
to lower in rank,office,prestige, or esteem
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laceration
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a torn and ragged wound
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altercation
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a noisy heated angry dispute
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mediate
Definition
exhibiting indirect causation,connection, or relation
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arbitrator
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a person with power to decide a dispute
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restitution
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an act of restoring or a condition of being restored
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retaliation
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Tit for that... to return like for like
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retribution
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the dispensing or receiving of reward or punishment especially in the hereafter
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umbrage
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a feeling of pique or resentment at some often fancied slight or insult.
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upbraid
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to criticize severely
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Berate
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to scold or condemn vehemently and at length
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atone
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to supply satisfaction for ; to make amends
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benevolent
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marked by or disposed to doing good
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bereft
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deprived or robbed of the possession or use of something
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Concede
Definition
to grant as a right or privilege
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