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8th grade word masters-March/April 2010
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8th Grade
04/12/2010

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accrual
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growth, amassing
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assertion
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declaration, positive statement
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berate
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attack with words
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burgeon
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bloom
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conundrum
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puzzle, mystery
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curtail
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cut short; abridge
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disgruntle
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disappoint
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efface
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erase, obliterate
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effusive
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gushing, profuse
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fathom
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discern, understand
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highhanded
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imperious, bossy
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languorous
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languid, apathetic
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munificent
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giving, generous
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nicety
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fine point
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nostrum
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cure-all, often ineffective
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nuance
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slight difference; shading
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placate
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soothe, pacify
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presentiment
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anticipation, expectation
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rife
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overflowing
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rue
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regret
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sham
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artificial, counterfeit
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tenable
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reasonable
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toothsome
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delicious, palatable
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tortuous
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very twisted
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truncate
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shorten
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