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5th Grade
10/08/2007

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abdicate
Definition
to give up a position or power;resign, quit
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acquiesce
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to agree, comply submit
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aberration
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something different from the usual, abnormal
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conjecture
Definition
prediction or guess
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construe
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to understand or explain
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commensurate
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proportional
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congenital
Definition
existing at or from the date of birth
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compunction
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a feeling of GUILT
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exonerate
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to clear from a charge of fault or guilt
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exculpate
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to clear from a charge of fault or guilt
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exhume
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to remove from a place of burial;uncover a secret
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exacerbate
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to increase the severe bitterness or violence of; aggravate
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impetuous
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quick to act without thinking
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impervious
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impossible to penetrate
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obstreperous
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noisy and hard to control
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oblique
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indirect or evasive
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obsequious
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overly submisive or a brownnose
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propitious
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favorable or advantageous
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probity
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virtue, honesty, integrity
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proclivity
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leaning toward, inclination, tendency
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prodigious
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great, vast, huge
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propinquity
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nearness, closeness, proximity
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repudiate
Definition
to refuse or reject to accept
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recant
Definition
to take back publicly an opinion or belief
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