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7th Grade
12/13/2013
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Absurd
 Definition
Inconsistent with reason or accepted ideas, ridiculous
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Balk
 Definition
Stop short, refusing to move or act.
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Extricate
 Definition
Set free, disentangle.
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Ethical
 Definition
Morally right.
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Gnarled
 Definition
Rough, twisted, knotted.
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Impetuous
 Definition
Acting quickly with little thought, hasty.
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Livid
 Definition
Enraged, furious
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Mutilate
 Definition
Cut off or remove a part of.
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Dreary
 Definition
Dull, bleak.
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Exquisite
 Definition
Without flaw, delicate and lovely.
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Ominous
 Definition
Ill-omened, threatening.
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Plod
 Definition
Walk heavily or laboriously.
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Smolder
 Definition
Burn without a flame.
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Submerge
 Definition
Go beneath the surface.
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Tedious
 Definition
Long and tiresome.
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Coax
 Definition
Persuade with soothing words.
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Perforate
 Definition
Punch holes in.
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Appraise
 Definition
Estimate the worth of.
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Cower
 Definition
Shrink back or tremble in fear.
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Exuberant
 Definition
Overflowing with excitement, enthusiastic.
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Frugal
 Definition
Thrifty, not wasteful.
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Jubilant
 Definition
Rejoicing, exultant.
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Dilapidated
 Definition
Ruined, decayed, in dispair.
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Monotonous
 Definition
Unvarying, repatitous.
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Monumental
 Definition
Massive, large-scale.
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Shrill
 Definition
Sharp, high- pitched, piercing.
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Supplant
 Definition
Dispossess, uproot and replace.
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Detrimental
 Definition
Harmful, damaging.
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Exile
 Definition
Send away, banish.
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Impertinent
 Definition
Presumptuous, disrespectful.
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Inevitable
 Definition
Unavoidable, inescapable.
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Pensive
 Definition
Deep in thought, meditative.
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Renounce
 Definition
Give up, cast off.
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Serene
 Definition
Calm, restful, undisturbed.
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Sufficient
 Definition
All that is needed, enough.
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Affluent
 Definition
Wealthy.
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Critical
 Definition
Hard to please, faultfinding.
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Fateful
 Definition
Decisive, momentous.
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Gaping
 Definition
Wide open.
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Inaccessible
 Definition
Unreachable, unapproachable.
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Loom
 Definition
Appear indistinctly in enlarged or threatening form.
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Quaint
 Definition
Pleasantlt unusual or uncommon.
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Amitious
 Definition
Motivated by achieving success.
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Staggering
 Definition
Astonishing, overwhelming.
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Warrant
 Definition
Authorize, allow, justify.
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