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WM List 2 study guide
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25
Language - English
7th Grade
02/02/2009

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Shortfall

Definition

The act or fact of falling short

 

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confront
Definition
to oppose
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renowned
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celebrated

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predilection
Definition
a tendency to think favorably of something in particular
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boisterous
Definition
rough and noisy; clamarous
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penchant
Definition
a strong inclination, taste, or liking for something
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buttress
Definition
any external prop or support built to steady a structure by opposing its outward thrust
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averse
Definition
having strong feeling of opposition, antipathy, repugnance, etc.
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outset
Definition
the beginning or start
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belabour
Definition
to explain, worry about, or work at something
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deficient
Definition
lacking elements or charactericstic
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drove
Definition
a number of oxens, sheeps, or swine driven in a group, herd, or flock 
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inaugurate
Definition
to induct into an office
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magnanimous
Definition
showing a courageous spirit
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spate
Definition
a sudden, or a flash flood
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roister
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to act in a swaggering boisterous, or uproaring manner

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convival
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friendly; agreeable
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notoriety
Definition
the state quality
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defame
Definition
to attack a good name
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replete
Definition
stuffed with food and drink
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glutton
Definition
a person who eats and drinks excessively
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bolster
Definition
a long pillow
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plebian
Definition
common people during the Roman Republic
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skullduggery
Definition
crafty deception or trickery oran instance of it
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sway
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