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Wanamaker Words
Wanamaker Words
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English
8th Grade
11/18/2013

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ABASE
Definition
TO HUMILIATE; TO LOWER IN ESTEEM OR DIGNITY; TO HUMBLE
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ABASH
Definition
TO MAKE ASHAMED; TO EMBARRASS
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ABATE
Definition
TO SUBSIDE; TO REDUCE
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ABDICATE
Definition
TO STEP DOWN FROM A POSITION OF POWER OR RESPONSIBLITY
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ABERRATION
Definition
SOMETHING NOT TYPICAL; A DEVIATION FROM THE STANDARD; NOT NORMAL
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ABET
Definition
TO SUPORT OR ENCOURAGE SOMEONE; ESPECIALLY SOMEONE WHO HAS DONE SOMETHING WRONG
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ABEYANCE
Definition
SUSPENSION; TEMPORARY CESSATION
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ABHOR
Definition
TO HATE VERY MUCH; TO DETEST
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ACRIMONIOUS
Definition
ANGRY AND BITTER
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ADAGE
Definition
A PROVERB OR WISE SAYING
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ARBITRATOR
Definition
A PERSON WHO HELPS SETTLE ARGUMENTS
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BONANZA
Definition
SOMETHING VERY VALUABLE, PROFITABLE, OR REWARDING; A SOURCE OF WEALTH OR PROSPERITY
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CHURLISH
Definition
LACKING POLITENESS OR GOOD MANNERS; RUDE
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CITADEL
Definition
A FORTRESS THAT OVERLOOKS AND PROTECTS A CITY; ANY STRONG OR COMMANDING PLACE
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COLLABORATE
Definition
TO WORK WITH, WORK TOGETHER
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Decree
Definition
an order having the force of law; to command firmly or forcefully
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IMPASSE
Definition
UNABLE TO MAKE PROGRESS OR MOVE FORWARD
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INTRACTABLE
Definition
DIFFICULT TO CONTROL OR MANAGE
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MAELSTROM
Definition
A VIOLENT WHIRLPOOL
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OBSEQUIOUS
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OBEDIENT
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OBSTINATE
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STUBBORN
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OSCILLATE
Definition
TO MOVE TO AND FRO
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PALL
Definition
A covering for a coffin; can also mean gloomy foreshadow death or tragedy
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PLAUSIBLE
Definition
POSSIBLE OR LIKELY
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PRECIPITATE
Definition
TO CAUSE AN EVENT TO HAPPEN
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RECIPROCITY
Definition
MUTUAL AGREEMENT
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SOLEMN
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SERIOUS
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askance
Definition
suspiciously: with doubt or suspicion
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celerity
Definition
swiftness of movement
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congenital
Definition
A condition/disease from birth; something you are born with
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contrived
Definition
forced;  not natural or genuine
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convalscent
Definition
a person gradually recovering from illness
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discordant
Definition
disagreeable in sound, jarring lacking harmony, conflicting
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dubiously
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excerpt
Definition
a passage taken from a book, article, etc.
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fastidiousness
Definition
very attentive to details; very clean or particular
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inequity
Definition
extreme unfairness or injustice
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laggard
Definition
a person who moves slowly or falls behind
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latent
Definition
not developed yet; existing but cannot be seen; hidden
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lugubrious
Definition
gloomy: extremely mournful, sad, or gloomy
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obdurate
Definition
stubborn; obstinate
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pandemonium

Definition
chaos; noisy disorder
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perdition
Definition
punishment in hell: in some religions, the state of everlasting punishment in hell that sinners endure after death
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perpetual
Definition
continuous, reoccurring
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plaudits
Definition
applause; enthusiastic praise or approval
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prowess
Definition
bravery; specialized skill; valor
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sallow
Definition
a yellowish tint to the skin; sickly
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superfluous
Definition
unnecessary; not needed; excessive
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tenacious
Definition
stubborn; refusal to quit despite obstacles
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primordial

Definition
from the beginning of time; original; primal
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