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WAD- Language Arts #4?
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Literature
7th Grade
11/04/2007

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Apathy
Definition
1.absence or suppression of passion, emotion, or excitement.
2.lack of interest in or concern for things that others find moving or exciting.
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Atrophy
Definition
a wasting away of the body or of an organ or part, as from defective nutrition or nerve damage.
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Abhor
Definition
to regard with extreme repugnance or aversion; detest utterly; loathe; abominate.
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Embalm
Definition
to treat (a dead body) so as to preserve it, as with chemicals, drugs, or balsams.
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Magnanimous
Definition
generous in forgiving an insult or injury; free from petty resentfulness or vindictiveness
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Pandemonium
Definition
wild uproar or unrestrained disorder; tumult or chaos.
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Supersede
Definition
to replace in power, authority, effectiveness, acceptance, use, etc., as by another person or thing.
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Buoyancy
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the power to float or rise in a fluid; relative lightness.
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Emancipated
Definition
to free from restraint, influence, or the like.
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Loquacious
Definition
talking or tending to talk much or freely; talkative; chattering; babbling; garrulous:
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