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BMS Lesson 14 Vocabulary
Wordly Wise Book 8
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English
8th Grade
03/15/2011

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congenial
Definition
1. getting along well with others; affable
2. Suited to one's needs or tastes; agreeable
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decipher
Definition
1. to convert from a code or secret writing into ordinary language; to decode
2. to interpret the meaning of something puzzling; to solve
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dissect
Definition
1. to cut into in order to study.
2. to study closely; to analyze
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enigma
Definition
anything that is puzzling, mysterious, or hard ot figure out.
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ineffectual
Definition
not bringing about the desired result, futile
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infallible
Definition
1. incapable of making error; never wrong
2. unlikely to fail or go wrong
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irrepressible
Definition
incapable of being controlled or held back
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luminous
Definition
1. giving off light
2. clear; easy to understand
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millennium
Definition
a period of one thousand years
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mire
Definition
an area of wet, swampy ground; deep mud
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pestilence
Definition
a rapidly spreading and usually fatal disease
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stagnate
Definition
to fail to develop, change or move
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sublime
Definition
great or noble in expression, thought, or manner; splendid
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vie
Definition
to compete for; as in a contest
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voluminous
Definition
having great bulk or volume; ample
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