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Vocab 14-16
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30
Language - English
8th Grade
01/12/2014

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Term
Amass
Definition
Gather together or accumalate over a period of time especially for yourself
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Embellish
Definition
To add ornamental details to make more attractive
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Extravagance
Definition
Too costly, excessively
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Glut
Definition
Too much of something; to eat greedily
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Inexhaustible
Definition
Incapable of being used up
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Lavish
Definition
To exoend or give freely
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Outrageous
Definition
Extremely offensive, insulting or shameful
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Profusely
Definition
Pouring forth liberaly
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Spendthrift
Definition
One who spends wastefully or recklessly
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Voracious
Definition
Having a huge appetite or very eager
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Administration
Definition
The officials directing the government of a country
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Animation
Definition
A motion picture made from a series of drawings stimulating motion by means of slight processive changes
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Apportion
Definition
To distribute
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Concoct
Definition
To prepare by combining raw materials
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Devise
Definition
Invent, plot or property given by will
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Dogged
Definition
Stubbornly determined
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Endeavor
Definition
Try, attempt
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Execute
Definition
1.to carry out fully. 2. To put to death in accordance with a legal sentence
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Reactive
Definition
Done in response to a problem instead of fixing it
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Render
Definition
To give to another, to cause to be or become
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Access
Definition
A way of approach
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Cache
Definition
Hiding place especially for preserving illegal things
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Conspicuous
Definition
Attacting attention
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Elusive
Definition
Tending to escape the notice of
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Inter
Definition
To bury a dead body
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Intrigue
Definition
1.a secret scheme 2. To arouse the interest desire, or curiosity of
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Obsurity
Definition
Not readily understood 2. To make dim dark or indistinct
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Seclude
Definition
To keep or shut away from others
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unavailable
Definition
Not able to be used or detained
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Unearth
Definition
1. To bring to light 2. To find something that was buried in the earth and was hidden or lost
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