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final vocabulary review
37
English
8th Grade
05/01/2010

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nonentity
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a person or thing with little or no significance
imaginary
trivial
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obliterate
Definition
to destroy completely
to wipeout
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pallid
Definition
lacking luster or spakle
lacking in color
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pivotal
Definition
vitaly important
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plausible
Definition
seeming to be probable
appearing to be trustworthy and believable
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plummet
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to fall sudently
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preclude
Definition
to shut out
to make impossible
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predatory
Definition
to exploit others for personal gain
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prodigy
Definition
a freak of nature
an extremly talented child
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ramshackle
Definition
appearing ready to colapse
thrown together
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ransack
Definition
to search through destrivly
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ravage
Definition
to damage
a destructive effect
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recipient
Definition
the person that recieves
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recource
Definition
to resign formaly
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regale
Definition
to give entertainment to
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renown
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famous
widely acclaimed
honored
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resoulte
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marked by firm determination
steady bold
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rote
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learneed mesmorised by
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skittish
Definition
easily frightened
coy
bashful
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stance
Definition
the way a person feels about a subject
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taint
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to contaminate
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taint
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tedious
Definition
tiresome dull boring
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tether
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v. to tie down
a rope or chain
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transition
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the process of a change from one thing to anouther
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unassuming
Definition
not assuming
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veer
Definition
to swerve to avoid something
to change coarce sudenly
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vie
Definition
to strive for
compete
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vigil
Definition
an act of watching
watchful
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villify
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volatile
Definition
changing from liquid to gas rapidly
unpredictable
unstabel
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voracious
Definition
having a huge appitite
excessivly eager
insatiable
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waif
Definition
something found without an owner
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wanton
Definition
without check or limitation
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waver
Definition
hesitant fickle
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willful
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strong willed
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overbearing
Definition
tending to overwelm
arrogant
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