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English
8th Grade
12/13/2007

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Term
admonish
Definition

v. to caution or advise against something; to scold mildly; to remind of a duty

syn. warn, call to carpet

ant. praise

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breach
Definition

n. an opening, gap, rupture, fitg; a violation or infraction; v. to create an opening, break through

ant. close, seal

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brigand
Definition
n. bandit, robber, outlaw, highwayman
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circumspect
Definition

adg. careful, cautious

syn. wary, prudent, guarded

ant. incautious, rash, reckless, heedless

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commandeer
Definition

v. to seize for military use

syn. take over, requisition, expropriate

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cumbersome
Definition

adj. clumsy, hard to handle; slow-moving

syn. unwieldy, ponderous

ant. manageable, easy to handle

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deadlock
Definition

n. standstill resulting from the opposition of two equal forces or factions; v. to bring to such a sandstill

syn. standloff, stalemate, impasse

ant. areement, accord, breakthrough

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debris
Definition
n. scattered fragments. wreckage
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diffuse
Definition

v. to spread or scatter freely or widely; adj. wordy, longwinded. or unfocused; scattered or widely spread

syn v. disperse; adj. rambing, verbose, prolix

ant. v. concentrate; adj brief concise scuccinct

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dilemma
Definition
n. a difficult or preplexing situation or problem
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efface
Definition
v. to wipe out; to keep pneself from being noticed
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muddle
Definition
v. to make a mess of; muddle through: to get by; n. a hopless mess
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opinionated
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adj. stubborn and often unreasonable in holding to one's own ideas, having a closed mind
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perennial
Definition
adj. lasting for a ling time, persistent; n. a plant that lives for many years
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predispose
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v. to incline to beforehand
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relinquish
Definition
v. to let go, give up
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salvage
Definition
v. to save from fire or shipwreck; n. property thus saved
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spasmodic
Definition
adj. sudden and violent but brief; fitful; intermittent
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spurious
Definition
adj. not genuine, not true, not valid
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unbridled
Definition
adj. uncontrolled, lacking in restraint
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adjourn
Definition
v. to stop proceedings temporarily; move to another place
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alien
Definition

n. citizen of another country

adj. foreign, strange

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comely
Definition
adj. having a pleasing appearance
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compensate
Definition
v. make up for; to repay for services
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dissolute
Definition
adh. loose in one's morals or behavior
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erratic
Definition
adj. not regular or consisntent; different from what is expected; undependable
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expulsion
Definition
n. the process of driving or forcing out
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feint
Definition
n. deliberately deceptive movementl a pretense; v. to make a deceptive movemenl to make a pretense of
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fodder
Definition
n. food for cow or horses, raw materail for a designated purpose
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fortify
Definition
v. to strengthen, build up
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illegible
Definition
adj. difficult or impossible to read
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jeer
Definition
v. to make fun of rudely or unkindly; n. a rude remark of derision
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lucrative
Definition
adj. bringing in money profitable
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mediocre
Definition
adj. average, ordinary, undistinguished
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proliferate
Definition
v. to reproduce, increase, or spread rapidly
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subjugate
Definition
v. to conquer by force, bring under complete control
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sully
Definition
v. to soil, stain, tarnish, defile, besmirch
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tantalize
Definition
v. to tease, torment by teasing
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terse
Definition
adj brief and to the poit
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abridge
Definition
v. to make shorter
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adherent
Definition
n,. a follower, supporter; adj. attached, sticking to
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altercation
Definition
n. an angry arguement
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cherubic
Definition
adj. resembling an angel portrayed as a little child with a beautiful, round, or chubby face; sweet and innocent
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condone
Definition
v. to pardon or overlook
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dissent
Definition
v. to disagree; n. disagreement
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eminent
Definition
adj. fampus, putstandin, distinguished, projecting
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exorcise
Definition
v. to drive out by magic; to dispose of something troublesome menacing, or oppresive
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fabricate
Definition
v. to make, manufacture; to make up, invent
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irate
Definition
adj. angry
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marauder
Definition
n. raider, plunderer
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obesity
Definition
n. excessive fatness
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pauper
Definition
n an extremely poor person
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pilfer
Definition
v. to steal in small quantities
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rift
Definition
n. a spit, break, breach
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semblance
Definition
n. a likeness; an outsward appearance; an apparition
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surmount
Definition
overcome, rise above
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terminate
Definition
v. to bring to an end
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trite
Definition
adj. commonplace; overused, stale
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usurp
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v. to seizr snf holf s podiyion by force or without right
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abscond
Definition
v. to run off and hide
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access
Definition
n. approach or admittance to places, persons and things an increase v. to get at, obtain
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anarchy
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n. a lack of governement and law; confusion
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arduous
Definition
adj. hard to do, requiring much effort
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auspicious
Definition
adj. favorable; fortunate
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biased
Definition
adj. favoring one side undulyl prejudiced
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daunt
Definition
v. to overcome with fear; inditmidate; to dishearten, dicourage
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disentangle
Definition
v. to free from tangles or complications
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fated
Definition
adj. determined in advance by destiny or fortune
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hoodwink
Definition
v. to midlead by a trick, deceive
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inanitmate
Definition
adj. not having life; without energy of spirit
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incinerate
Definition
v. to burn to ashes
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intrepid
Definition
adj. very brave, fearless, unshakable
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larceny
Definition
n. theft
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pliant
Definition
adj. bending readily
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pompous
Definition
adj. overly self-important in speech and manner; excessively stately or ceremonious
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precipice
Definition
n. a very steep cliffl the brink or edge of disaster
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rectify
Definition
v.to make right, correct
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reprieve
Definition
n. a temporarty relief or delay; v. to grant a postponement
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revile
Definition
v. to attack with words, call bad names
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