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Semester 1 english vocabulary (part 3)
vocab grade 9 ela
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Language - English
9th Grade
11/09/2010
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emerging
 Definition
to come forth
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descendant
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an offspring
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oppresive
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burdensome, distressing
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empathize
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to feel compassion for someone else's sadness
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acute
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extremely serious
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deceptive
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misleading
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catastrophe
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sudden widespread disaster
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melodrama
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a drama with exaggerated plots and characters
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undaunted
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not discouraged
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dispiritedly
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discouraged, gloomy
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pig headed
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stubborn
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lethargic
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sluggish
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lament
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to express sorrow
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sympathize
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to share feelings of somebody else (relate to situation they are in)
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divert
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to turn aside from
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heckle
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to badger or annoy
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monotonous
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lacking in variety, boring
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guttural
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throaty
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irresolute
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indecisive
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thresh
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to separate grains from wheat
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refracted
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deflected from a straight path
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imperceptibly
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impossible to detect by ordinary senses
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pulverized
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reduced to powder
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melancholy
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sadness; gloominess
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capillary
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small in diameter
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multifaceted
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having many faces or surfaces
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ballistics
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the study of the dynamics of projectiles
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proclivities
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predispositions; tendencies
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odious
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arousing strong dislikes or displeasure
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pratfall
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humiliating failure
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dictum
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an authoritative saying, statement, or pronouncement
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cadence
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rhythmic flow
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receptacle
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a container that holds something
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implement
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to out something into action or effect
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verbiage
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wordiness
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limned
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describe in words
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juggernaut
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overwhelmingly advancing sight crushing all in its path
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cardamom
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an italian herb
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pedants
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those who flaunt their knowledge
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pyre
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a pile of flammable materials for burning a corpse
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