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English
8th Grade
08/28/2014

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Aardvark

 

Definition
Noun An African animal with a large heavy body like a pig ,which feeds on termites.
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Aback
Definition
Adverb
to be taken aback, to be upset or disconcerted by something that happens
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abacus
Definition
noun
A frame with beads that slide along rods, used for counting
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abandon
Definition
verb
1 To leave something or someone without intending to return to them
2 To stop working on something
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Abase
Definition
verb
to humiliate or degrade someone
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Abashed
Definition
Adjective
embarrassed or ashamed
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abate
Definition
verb
to become less
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abattoir
Definition
Noun
a slaughterhouse
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abbess
Definition
Noun
a woman who is the head of an abbey of nuns
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abbey
Definition
noun
1 A building occupied by monks or nuns living as a community or the community itself
2 a church/house that was once an abbey
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abbot
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noun
A man who is the head of an abbey of monks
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abbreviate
Definition
verb
to shorten a word or title
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abdicate
Definition
verb
to give up a high office, especially the throne
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abdomen
Definition
noun
1 the part of the body below the chest and diaphragm
2 the hinder most section of the body of an insect or spider
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abduct
Definition
verb
to carry off a person illegally by force
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aberration
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noun
1 a deviation from what is normal
2 a mental or moral lapse
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abet
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verb
to encourage or assist someone to commit offense
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abeyance
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noun
(said about a right,rule or problem)
not in force or use for a time
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abhor
Definition
verb
to detest something
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abide
Definition
verb
1 to bear or endure
2old use to remain or dwell
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