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6th Grade
09/20/2011

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Avid
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Having a strong desire for
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Brusque
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Abrupt in manner or speech
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Concise
Definition
Short and to the point
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Demean
Definition
To cause a lowering of self-esteem
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Despicable
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Deserving contempt or scorn
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Emulate
Definition
To try to equal, to imitate
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Evoke
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To call forth, to produce
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Excruciating
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Very painful
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Inaugurate
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to install in office with a formal ceremony
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Pervade
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To spread throughout
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Proprietor
Definition
an owner of a store or other buisness
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Pseudonym
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A fictitious name used by an author
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Rebuff
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To reject bluntly
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Resilient
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Capable of recovering quickly from misfortune
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Turbulent
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Chaotic; unruly
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Lesson
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Abrasion
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A rubbing away from friction
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Clad
Definition
Covered or Clothed
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Corroborate
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To provide evidence to make more certain
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Cursory
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Done in a hurry and little attention to detail
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Dehydrate
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To remove water from
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Derive
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To take or receive from a store
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Electrify
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T wire or equip with electric power
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Endeavor
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To attempt earnestly
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Gingerly
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Cautious
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Grimace
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To make a face expressing feelings or pain
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Gruesome
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Causing shock or horror
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Inventory
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A List of possessions or goods on hand
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Simulate
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To take on qualities of another
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Succumb
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To Give up or to give in to
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Surmise
Definition
To suppose something without sufficient evidence
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