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unit 4 vocab words
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Literature
6th Grade
11/20/2010

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acquit
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(v.) to declare not guilty, free from blame, dischargecompletly;to conduct or behave oneself

synonyms:exonarate,dismiss
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deem
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(v.) to think,believe;to consider,have an opinion

synonyms: judge,regard
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devistate
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(v.) to destroy or,lay waste, leave in ruins
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discredit
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(v.) to throw doubt upon,cause to be distrusted; to damege in reputation; (n.) a ;loss or lack of belief, confidence,or reputation
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elusive
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(adj.) difficult to catch or to hold ; hard to explain or understand
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generate
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(v.) to bring to existence ; to be the cause of
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idolize
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(v.) to worship as an idol,to love very much
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ingratitude
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(n.) a lack of thankfulness
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keepsake
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(n.) something kept in memory of the giver; a souvinir
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mortal
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(n.) a being that must eventually die;(adj.) of relating to such a being; causing death, fatal; possible, conceivable
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ovation
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(n.)an enthusiasticpublic welcome, an outburst of applause
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petty
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(adj.)uniportant, trival; narrow minded; secondary in rank, minor
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plight
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(n.) a sorry condition or state;(v.) to pledge, promise, promise solemly
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repent
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(v.) to feel sorry for what one has done or has failed to do
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revocation
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(n.) an act or instance of calling back, an annulment,cancellation
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scan
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(v.) to exam closely; to look over quickly but thoroughly; to analyze the rythm of a poem; (n.)examination
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strand
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(n.)a beach or a shore; a string of hair,wire,etc.;(v.) to drive or run aground; to leave in a hopeless position
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strife
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(n.) a bitter disagreement; fighting,struggle
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topple
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(n.) to fall foward; to overturn,bring about the downfall of
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reverie
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(n.) a day dream ; the condition of being lost in thought
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