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Vocabulary in Action Chapter 1
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Language - English
8th Grade
10/20/2010
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abduct
 Definition
to carry off by force
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aspiration
 Definition
hope of achievement
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burnish
 Definition
to polish by rubbing
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curiosity
 Definition
a desire to learn or know about something
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diagnosis
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`an act of identifying a certain illness
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effect
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a result or outcome
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excursion
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a short journey
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finicky
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difficult to please
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gaunt
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thin and bony
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hygiene
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the science of personal health and disease prevention
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intolerable
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unbearable
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lithe
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able to bend easily
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nibble
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to eat or chew in small, quick bites
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persist
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to refuse to stop
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prevalent
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widely or commonly found
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renounce
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to give up a title, responsibility, or activity
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skeptical
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doubting
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swelter
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to be affected by high heat
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unintelligible
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not able to be understood
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dogmatic
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opinionated
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feckless
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ineffective
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ramification
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the result or outcome of an act
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rancid
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having an awful odor or taste
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stagnant
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stale
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disharmony
 Definition
lack of agreement
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