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Lesson 1 Vocabulary
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English
9th Grade
11/29/2010

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Bewail
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To express deep regret or sorrow over
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Destitute
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Without resources or processions, especially the necessities of life
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Detract
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To take away, especially from the value, beauty, or importance of
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Emancipate
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To set free from slavery; to liberate
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Extol
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To praise highly
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Flamboyant
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Excessively showy; unrestrained
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Impetus
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A driving force; anything that causes and action, Increased activity resulting from a driving force
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Insuperable
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Incapable of being overcome or defeated
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Intermittent
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Not continuous; happening at intervals
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Maxim
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A general truth or rule os conduct; a short saying 
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Obligatory
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Required or demanded
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Plumb
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To measure the depth of water, To reach the deepest part of, To understand by examining closely; to solve, Straight up and down; vertical 
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Vagabond
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A person who wanders from place to place
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Visage
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A face, especially one that expresses feelings
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Wheedle
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To coax by using sly persuasion or insincere praise, To gain by using sly persuasion or insincere praise 
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