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8th grade week 10
Scot Foreman
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8th Grade
10/15/2015

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mileage
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n. 1 miles covered or traveled. 2 miles traveled per gallon of gasoline
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postage
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n. amount paid on anything sent by mail
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passage
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n. 1. hall or way throught or between pars of a building; passageway; corridor. 2. means of pasing; way through
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baggage
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n. the trunks, bags, suitcases that a person takes along when traveling; luggage
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realism
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n. 1 thought and action basedo n realities. 2. (in art and literature) the picturing of life as it actually is
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capitalism
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n. an economic systerm based on the ownership of land, factgories, and other prodctuions by priate individuals or groups of indiviuals who compete with one another
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journalism
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n. work of writing for, editing, managing or publishing a newspaper or magazine
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pleasure
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n. feeling of being pleased; enjoyment; delight
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moisture
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n. slight wetness. Dew is moisture that collects at night on cool surfaces
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pressure
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n., v., n. 1. the continued action of a weight or force. 2. force per unit of area. There is a pressure of 27 pounds to the square inch in this tire. -v. t. force or urge by exerting pressure: The salesman trie to pressure my father into buying the car
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storage
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n. 1 act or tact of storing goods. 2 condition of being stored. Cold storage is used to keep eggs and meat from spoiling.
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wreckage
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n. what is left by a wreck or wrecks
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vandalism
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n. willful or ignorant destruction or damaging of valuable things
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mannerism
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n. an odd trick or habit; way of acting
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heroism
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n. 1 actions and qualities of a hero or heroine; great bravery; daring courage. 2. doing something noble at great cost to oneself; a very brave act
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optimism
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n. 1 tendency to look at the birght side of things. 2. belief that everything will turn out for the best
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composure
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n. calmness, quietness; self-control
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legislature
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n. group of persons that has the duty and power of making laws
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sculpture
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n.v.    n 1. art of making figures by carving, modeling, casting  2. piece of such work
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failure
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n. a being unable to do or become what is wanted, expected, not succeeding
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