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8th Grade - Vocab 4
Lesson 4
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English
8th Grade
09/08/2010

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Acclaim
Definition

To approve or praise loudly.

Enthusiastic approval.

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Bedraggled
Definition
Wet and filthy, as though having been dragged through the mud.
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Cryptic
Definition
Having a hidden or secret meaning.
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Ebb
Definition

To flow or fall back, as the tide.

A period of decline.

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Fanatic
Definition
One who has excess devotion to and enthusiasm for a cause or idea.
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Haphazard
Definition
Dependent upon chance; lacking any definite plan
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Illuminate
Definition

1. To brightened with light

2. To make clear; to rid of confusion

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Legacy
Definition
Something handed down from ancestors or history
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Maim
Definition
To disable or disfigure
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Perceptive
Definition
Extremely attentive to sensory input; keen
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Repudiate
Definition
To reject as untrue
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Solicitude
Definition

1. Anxiety and concern

2. Concern for the well-being of others

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Taint
Definition
to corrupt or ruin by contaminating
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Trepidation
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A state of fearful uncertainty; dread
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Waif
Definition
A homeless person, especially an orphaned child
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