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English- Vocab 6
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8th Grade
04/12/2011

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Detritus
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Debris, loose material or odds and ends.
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Encompass
Definition
To surround, include or accomplish.
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Sporific
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Causes sleep and drowsiness and dulls awareness.
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Reproof
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Criticism; rebuke; scolding.
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Invigorate
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To give life and energy to; to animate; to stimulate.
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Hackneyed
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Lacking in freshness or originality; overused.
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Tycoon
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A businessman of exceptional wealth and power
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Remonstrate
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To argue or plead.
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Mordant
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Sharply sarcastic, corrosive or pungent.
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Catalyst
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A person or thing that causes or speeds significant change or action.
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Forestall
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To delay or hinder.
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Inimical
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  1. Unfavorable or harmful.
  2. Hostile or unfriendly.
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Buttress
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  1. Any prop or support built to steady a structure.
  2. To support or prop up.
  3. To give encouragement to.
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