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English
7th Grade
05/18/2009

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animated
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full of life, action, or spirit
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culminate
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to end or arrive at final stage
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goad
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v: to make a dull, monotonous tone, to drive or incite n:something that encorages
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indulge
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to gratify or satisfy one's desires
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literate
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able to read and write
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loom
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n: a machine that weaves fabric v: to weave, to come into vision
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miscellaneous
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consisting of various elements
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oration
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a formal public speech
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seethe
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to surge or foam as if boiling
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unique
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having no like or equal, incomparable
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verify
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to prove the truth of
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yearn
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to have a strong desire
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assimilation
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the act of taking as one's own
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conspicuously
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easily seen or noticed
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exasperated
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rough, greatly annoyed, irratated
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exuberance
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energy, excitement, good spirits
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furtively
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stealthily, sly, sneakily
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futile
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incapable of producing results, hopeless
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incredulity
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the quality of not being gullible, disbelief
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ludicrous
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causing laughter because of absurdity
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oblivious
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unaware, forgetful, unmindful
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revelation
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the act of revealing
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scrutinize
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to examine with great detail
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undaunted
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not discouraged, not hesitated because of fear
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acquitted
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to relieve from a charge
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aloofness
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a distant thing in mental/physical sense
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apprehensive
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uneasy or fearful about something
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bewilderment
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the act of being confused or disoriented
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conviction
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final judgement, strong belief
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doggedly
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in a stubborn persevering manner
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eluded
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to escape by speed or trickery
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gallant
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brave, self-sacrificing
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menace
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something that threatens to cause evil
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nonchalantly
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cooly unconcerned, not excited
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premonition
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a feeling of anxiety for a future event
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unfathomable
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difficult or impossible to understand
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abjure
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to give up under oath
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amity
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friendly relations between things
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beguile
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to influence by trickery
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disdainful
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showing despise, scornful
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dotes
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to express exessive love
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filched
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to steal something
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lamentable
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mournful, regrettable
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pare
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to reduce, trim off excess
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preposterously
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utterly foolish, absurdly
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rubuke
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to express sharp disapproval of
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sojourned
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to stay temorarily
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transpose
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to change relative position
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