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6th Grade
10/17/2012
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slacken
 Definition
To slow down or lessens
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chastisement
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Severe criticism or strong reprimand
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clan
 Definition
The principal social unit of tribal organizations
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strewn
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Scattered, sprinkled, spread out
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truce
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An agreement to end an argument
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apprehensive
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Uneasy or fearful about something that may happen
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coherent
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Logically connected, fix together
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commence
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To begin
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defenestration
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To throw something out the window
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forbid
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To prohibit
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eject
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To throw out from inside
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tenuous
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Thin, weak, of little importance, not clear
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Tumultuous
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Wild or disorderly
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altruistic
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Concerned of others, giving
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devise
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To plan or design
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implore
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To beg
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novelty
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Something that is new
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console
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To alleviate or lessen the grief
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