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English- Vocab 2
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8th Grade
11/17/2010

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Term
Skinflint
Definition
An ungenerous person.
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Quash
Definition
To defeat or to end.
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Sumptuous
Definition
Expensive, extravagant or magnifient.
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Portent
Definition
  1. A sign or indictation of a future event.
  2. A miraculous occurence.
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Disavow
Definition
To deny knowledge of or connection with.
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Propitious
Definition
Favorable, positive or lucky.
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Consensus
Definition
General agreement or concord; harmony.
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Repudiate
Definition
  1. To cast off or disown.
  2. To refuse to pay a debt.
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Corrosive
Definition
  1. Harmful or destructive.
  2. Sharply sarcastic.
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Schism
Definition
A split or a disagreement.
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Oust
Definition
To expel or remove from a position occupied.
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Bountiful
Definition
Plentiful or abundant.
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Fiend
Definition
  1. An evil spirit.
  2. A cruel or wicked person.
  3. A person that causes mischief.
  4. A person who is an addict.
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