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Unit 9 Sadlier-Oxford Level B
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7th Grade
01/26/2010

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Accelerate
Definition
To speed up
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bystander
Definition
one owho looks on or observes
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canvass
Definition
to go through an area in order procure votes
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casual
Definition
happening by chance or on a irregular basis
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downtrodden
Definition
treated unfairly and cruely
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entice
Definition
to attract tempt
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erode
Definition
to wear away gradually
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flounder
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to thrash about in a clumsy or ineffetive way
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graphic
Definition
lifelike, vivid
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gruesome
Definition
horrible, revolting
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melancholy
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sad gloomy unhappy
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ordeal
Definition
a difficult or painful expirience
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parch
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to make dry and thirsty
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persist
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to cintinue steadily in a course of action
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puny
Definition
of less than normal strength
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quibble
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to evade or belittle a point by twisting words or raising minor objections
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ratify
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to approve, give formal approval to, confirm
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regal
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royal kinglike fit for a king
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stifle
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to smother, prevent from breathing
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vital
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having life, living, neccesary to life, essential; key, crucial
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