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Anderson 11 Set #1
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English
11th Grade
09/21/2011

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Term
affinity
Definition

noun

a natural attraction; kinship; similarity

Term
Bereave
Definition

Verb/Adjective

Suffering the death of a loved one; Left alone

Term
Cower
Definition

Verb

To cringe in fear; To shrink away

Term
Assuage
Definition

Verb

To soothe; To make less severe; To satisfy, ease, lessen

Term
Curtail
Definition

Verb

To truncate or abridge; To lessen,

usually by cutting away from

Term
Beleaguer
Definition

Verb

To besiege; Beset, surround, harass

Term
Cache
Definition

Noun

A hiding place, or the objects hidden in a hiding place

Term
Laconic
Definition
Brief, using few words
Term
Atrophy
Definition

Verb

To wither away

Term
Cacophony
Definition

Noun

Harsh sounds

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