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Words 8th graders should know
Sept 12, 2008 SEB
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8th Grade
09/19/2008

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Diversion
Definition
the act or an instance of diverting from a course, activity, or use : deviation
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Assumption
Definition
the taking up of a person into heaven
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Beverage
Definition
a drinkable liquid
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Beverage
Definition
a drinkable liquid
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Shipment
Definition
the act or process of shipping
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Productively
Definition
having the quality or power of producing especially in abundance
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Trivial
Definition
commonplace
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Optimism
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a doctrine that this world is the best possible world
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Persistence
Definition
the action or fact of persisting
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Didainful
Definition
full of or expressing disdain
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Miscellaneous
Definition
consisting of diverse things or members : heterogeneous
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Clearance
Definition
an act or process of clearing: as a: the removal of buildings from an area (as a city slum) b: the act of clearing a ship at the customhouse ; also : the papers showing that a ship has cleared c: the offsetting of checks and other claims among banks
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Clarification
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to make (as a liquid) clear or pure usually by freeing from suspended mat
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Petition
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an earnest request : entreaty
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Panoramic
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cyclorama 1 b: a picture exhibited a part at a time by being unrolled before the spectator
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Enamel
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to cover, inlay, or decorate with enamel
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Compassionate
Definition
having or showing compassion : sympathetic
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Acrobatic
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one that performs gymnastic feats requiring skillful control of the body
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Irresponsible
Definition
not responsible: as a: not answerable to higher authority b: said or done with no sense of responsibility c: lacking a sense of responsibility d: unable especially mentally or financially to bear
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Memorandum
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an informal record ; also : a written reminder
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Buoyancy
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a: the tendency of a body to float or to rise when submerged in a fluid b: the power of a fluid to exert an upward force on a body placed in it ; also : the upward force exerted
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Anatomy
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a branch of morphology that deals with the structure of organisms
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Vegetarian
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one who believes in or practices vegetarianism
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Dominant
Definition
commanding, controlling, or prevailing over all others b: very important, powerful, or successful
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Conscientious
Definition
governed by or conforming to the dictates of conscience : scrupulous
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