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CDA- WW 14
3000 book 8 chpt 14
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English
8th Grade
02/21/2010

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congenial
Definition
getting along well with others; affable; suited to one's needs or tastes; agreeable
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decipher
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to convert from a code or secret writing into ordinary language; to decode; to interpret the meaning of something puzzling; to solve
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dissect
Definition
to cut into in order to study; to study closely; to analyze
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enigma
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n. anything that is puzzling, mysterious, or hard to figure out
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ineffectual
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no bringing about the desired result, futile
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infallible
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incapable of making an error; never wrong; unlikely to fail or go wrong
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irrepressible
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incapable of being controlled or held back
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luminous
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giving off light; clear; easy to understand
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millennium
Definition
a period of one thousand years
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mire
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n. an area of wet, swampy ground; deep mud
v. to get stuck as if in a mire; unable to make progress
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pestilence
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n. a rapidly spreading and usually fatal disease
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stagnate
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v. to fail to develop, change or move
adj. not moving, changing or developing
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sublime
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adj. great or noble in expression, thought or manner; splendid
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vie
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v. to compete for, as in a contest
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voluminous
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adj. having great bulk or volume; ample
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