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freak the mighty vocab chap.12-25
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6th Grade
11/29/2012

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Incident

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an individual occurence or event.
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Expression
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a particular word,phrase, or form of words; a look or intonation expressing personal reaction
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Obligation
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a binding promise, contract, sense of duty.
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Deprive
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to remove or withhold something from a person.
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Dysfunctional
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not functioning normally.
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Kin
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a group of persons descending from a common ancestor or constituting a family, clan, tribe, or race.
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Injustice
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an unjust or unfair act; wrong.
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Illiterate
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having little or no education
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precaution
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a measure taken in advance to avert possible evil or to secure good results.
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Avarice

 

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unquenchable greed for riches

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Bloated

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swollen or puffed up

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Violation
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a breach, infringement, or transgression, as of a law, rule, promise, etc.
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Abduction
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the act of taking someone away by force or cunning
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Aberration
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the act of departing from the right, normal, or usual course
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Lofty
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arrogantly or condescendingly superior in manner
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Dynamic
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pertaining to or characterized by energy or effective action
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Prodigy
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a person esp. a child or young person, having extraordinary talent or ability: a musical prodigy
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Gyp
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to defraud or rob by some sharp practice
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Facilitate
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to make easier or less difficult
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Stabilize
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to make secure
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