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Unit 8 Vocab + 14 More
Unit 8 Vocab Words and 2 Words From Each Other Set
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General Vocab
8th Grade
02/21/2011

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Importune
Definition
to urge or beg without end
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Importunate
Definition
extremely demanding; insistent
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Rapport
Definition
a positive relationship
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Insufferable
Definition
impossible to bear; intolerable
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Preferential
Definition
giving or showing an advantage to one over another
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Conferment
Definition
the act of bestowing; a formal offer
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Periphery
Definition
the outermost part or boundary
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Euphoria
Definition
a feeling of great happiness or
well-being
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Congested
Definition
overcrowded; too tightly packed
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Gestate
Definition
to concieve and develop in the mind or body
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Gesticulate
Definition
to make gestures for emphasis
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Surfeit
Definition
condition of being too full; overabundance
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Opulent
Definition
possessing or exhibiting great wealth; affluent
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Stanch
Definition
to stop the flow of
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Staunch
Definition
firm and steadfast
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Candid
Definition
open and sincere
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Candor
Definition
frankness or sincerity of expression; openness
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Peccant
Definition
having no flaws
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Malinger
Definition
to pretend to be sick in order to avoid something
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Plaintive
Definition
sorrowful; expressing or evoking mourning or sadness
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Fete
Definition
to honor with a banquet or feast
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Acquiesce
Definition
to give in
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Languor
Definition
lack of physical or mental energy
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Propitiate
Definition
to soothe or satisfy; to appease
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Auspices
Definition
protection or support; patronage
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