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10th grade week of 2/18 Ms. Hayashi
vocabulary week of 2/18
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10th Grade
02/08/2013

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Pilfer

-to steal, especially in small quantities.

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Smite

-to strike or hit hard, with or as with the hand, a stick, or other weapon.

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Insignia

-a distinguishing mark or sign of anything: an insignia of mourning.

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Indelible

-that cannot be eliminated, forgotten, changed, or the like: the indelible memories of war; the indelible influence of a great teacher.

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Feint

-to make a false show of; simulate.

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Faint

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-lacking brightness, vividness, clearness, loudness, strength, etc.: a faint light; a faint color; a faint sound.
 
-feeble or slight: faint resistance; faint praise; a faint resemblance.
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Diplomacy

-skill in managing negotiations, handling people, etc., so that there is little or no ill will; tact: Seating one's dinner guests often calls for considerable diplomacy.

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Crescent

-a shape resembling a segment of a ring tapering to points at the ends.

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Discord

-disagreement; difference of opinion.

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Tantrum

-a violent demonstration of rage or frustration; a sudden burst of ill temper.

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