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8th Grade
05/01/2013
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amplify
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to make stronger, larger, greater, louder or the like
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armistice
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a temporary peace
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armistice
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halt in fighting
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arrogant
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haughty
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arrogant
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too convinced of one's own importance
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bland
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gentle
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bland
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soothing
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bland
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mild
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bland
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lacking interest or taste
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disclaim
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to deny interest in or connection with
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disclaim
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to give up all claim to
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epoch
 Definition
a distinct era or age
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estrange
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to drift apart or become unfriendly
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estrange
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to cause such a separation
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estrange
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to remove or keep at a distance
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gratify
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to please, satisfy
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gratify
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to indulge or humor
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infinite
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exceedingly great
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infinite
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inexhaustible
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infinite
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without limit
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infinite
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endless
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infinite
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an incalculable number
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infinite
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the concept of infinity
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infinite
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a name for God
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irascible
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easily made angry
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irascible
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hot-tempered
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kindred
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a person's relatives
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kindred
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a family relationship
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kindred
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related by blood
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kindred
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like, similar
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naive
 Definition
innocent
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naive
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unsophisticated
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naive
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showing lack of worldly knowledge and experience
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niche
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a decorative recess in a wall
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niche
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a suitable place or position for a person or thing
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obliterate
 Definition
to blot out completely
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obliterate
 Definition
destroy utterly
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ramshackle
 Definition
appearing ready to collapse
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ramshackle
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loose and shaky
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ransack
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to search or examine thoroughly
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ransack
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to rob, plunder
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rote
 Definition
unthinking routine or repetition
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rote
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a fixed way of doing something
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solvent
 Definition
able to meet one's financial obligations
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solvent
 Definition
having the power to dissolve other substances
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solvent
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a liquid used to dissolve other substances
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solvent
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something that solves, explains, eliminates, or softens
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tedious
 Definition
long and tiresome
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vendor
 Definition
a person who sells something
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