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Grade 8 WS Unit 11
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Journalism
8th Grade
03/28/2012

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burrow
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a hole or tunnel dug by an animal
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colleague
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fellow worker
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component
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an ingredient; serving as one of the parts of something
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dilution
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the thinning down of a mixture by the addition of water or other liquid
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effective
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having an effect; producing the desired result; making a striking impression
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factor
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ingredient or element
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habitat
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a region where a plant or animal naturally lives
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immunity
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freedom from something unpleasant; resistance to a particular disease; exemption
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lethal
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deadly; fatal
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multiple
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having many parts; a number that is a product of a specific number and another number
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particular
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distinct; specific; an item or fact
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preliminary
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preparatory; leading up to the main action
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prompt
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to urge; quick to act; on time
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proportion
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a part or share of the whole; to arrange into harmony or balance
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propose
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to put forth for consideration; present as a toast; nominate for office, membership; offer marriage
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resistance
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the act of withstanding or opposing
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rodent
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a family of mammals that include mice, rats, squirrels, etc.
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temperament
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disposition
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toxin
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poison
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venom
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poison secreted by some snakes, spiders, insects, etc.
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adjacent
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neighboring or bordering
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briskly
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energetically
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contended
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satisfied
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convey
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to take from one place to another, transport; serve as a channel or a medium; to make known, communicate; transfer to another person
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curious
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peculiar; inquisitive
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delicately
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daintily; in a way that gives pleasure or delight; softly, lightly; sensitively
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gesture
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a movement made with the body to emphasize or express or express through movements
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hesitate
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to pause or delay in acting; falter
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intently
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with strong concentration
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materialize
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to put physical form to; develop into something real; appear
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occasional
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infrequent
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peer
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someone with the same value, rank, etc.; a noble; to look closely
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recede
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to go on or move back; lessen
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responsive
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to answer quickly and easily
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stray
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to wander from a given place; having wandered; lost; a person or thing that is lost; especially a domestic animal wandering at large
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transfer
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to carry or move from one place to another
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utterly
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extremely
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wistfully
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thoughtfully yearning
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aide
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assistance
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apprentice
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a person who is trained by a master craftsman; to place in or accept such a position
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aspiration
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inhalation into the lungs; a strong desire
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attitude
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a ay of thinking, feeling, or acting; posture
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benefit
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advantage; payments made by an insurance company, employer, public agency, etc. during sickness retirement, or unemployment; a public performance to raise money for a cause; to go good for, aid
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condition
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requirement; situation; provision; state of health
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counsel
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advice; a lawyer; recommend
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diligence
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careful, persistent effort
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employment
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job, occupation, work
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federal
Definition
having to do with the central government of the U.S. or another union of states
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immigrate
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to settle in a new country
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mason
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someone who builds with stone or brick
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passive
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to act without acting in return; submissive; offering no resistance, inactive
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perseverance
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patient effort; persistence
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poverty
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being poor; inadequacy; smallness in amount
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private
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not controlled by the public; concerning one particular person/group; secret or confidential; an enlisted person of either of the two lowest ranks in the U.S. army
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specialist
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expert
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sponsor
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to support or promote; vouch for; guarantee; a patron or benefactor; company or individual that pays the cost of a radio or television
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technically
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according to rules; in terms of art, science, or technology
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methodically
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in an orderly fashion; systematically
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properly
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correctly; appropriate; respectably
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industry
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any large-scale business activity; hard work; skill
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