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Richter-1st Quarter Vocab
75 Words Ms. Ritcher
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Language - English
8th Grade
11/08/2009
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abhor
 Definition
To hate very much to utterly detest
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abominate
 Definition
to hate
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abridge
 Definition
to shorten to condense to diminsih
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absturse
 Definition
hard to understand
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abut
 Definition
to border upon
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aggrandize
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to enlarge to increase in size
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ajar
 Definition
Partially Open
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ajunct
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something connected or added to another object
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allure
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to intice something
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amendable
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agreeable
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apititude
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natural ability
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arduous
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tiresome
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asunder
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In separate parts: apart from each other in position
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atrophy
 Definition
to wither away
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austere
 Definition
plain nothing to do
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bereave
 Definition
suffering the death of a loved one
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cacophony
 Definition
harsh sounds
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cajole
 Definition
to persuade someone into something they don't want to do
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candor
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honest
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comprise
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to be made up of
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consenus
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general agreement
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dearth
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lack of
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decree
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the law of force
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defame
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to libel or slander take away a good name
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dispel
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to drive away
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docile
 Definition
easy to control
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efface
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to rub away
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egalitarian
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to advocate civil rights
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elapse
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to pass or go by
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endure
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to carry on throughout hard times
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entice
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to tempt in a pleasing fashion
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entreat
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beg or plead
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exhume
 Definition
to dig up a grave
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expunge
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to remove to take away; legal
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feign
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to give a false appearance to pretend
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fester
 Definition
to generate pus: to become a source of irritation
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fickle
 Definition
to change for no reason
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fickle
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to change for no reason
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forage
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to search for an object
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generalize
 Definition
Make something more general
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gloat
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to brag
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grandiloquent
 Definition
attempting to impress with big words or grand gesters
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grandiose
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flashy or showy
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guile
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cunning
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idiosynrasy
 Definition
a behavioral quirk
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impede
 Definition
to delay
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incite
 Definition
to arouse action
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insouciant
 Definition
calm carefree
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inveigle
 Definition
To tempt or persuade using deception or flattery
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lament
 Definition
to mourn
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languish
 Definition
to become weak
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matyr
 Definition
to sacrifice for a cause
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melancholy
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depressed
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migratory
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wandering
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osterazie
 Definition
to outkast
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oust
 Definition
to eject to force out to banish
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pique
 Definition
Resentment stemming from wounded pride to arouse curiosity
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ramification
 Definition
A development growing out of a problem or pain a consequence
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scapegoat
 Definition
one that bears the blame for others
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scrutinzie
 Definition
Look at closy
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truncate
 Definition
To shorten
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verbatim
 Definition
using exactly the same words; word for word
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vertigo
 Definition
the sensation of dizziness
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