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Word Masters 4th Grade
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26
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12/02/2005

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Term
Refuse
Definition
1.To be unwilling (to do something).2. To be unwilling to accept; turn down. 3. To be unwilling to give; deny.
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Warble
Definition
1. To sing with trills, runs, or other melodic sounds.
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Blemish
Definition
1.To impair or mar by a flaw; disfigure.
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Forge
Definition
1.A furnace or hearth where metal is heated so that it can be hammered into shape; a smithy.
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forged, forging, forges.
Definition
1. To form (metal, for example) by heating in a forge and hammering into shape. 2.To give form or shape to, especially by means of careful effort: The coach forged a close relationship with his players. 3.To reproduce or copy for fraudulent purposes; counterfeit: forge a signature.
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forge2
Definition
1. To move forward gradually but steadily: The explorers forged through the swamp. 2. To advance with an abrupt increase in speed: forged into first place.
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Jalopy
Definition
An old automobile that is in bad condition.
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Backtrack
Definition
1.To return over the route by which one has come. 2.To reverse one's position or policy.
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Stockade
Definition
1.A defensive barrier made of strong upright posts driven into the ground. 2.A similar fenced or enclosed area, such as a jail on a military base.
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Flaw
Definition
A defect, a shortcoming, or an imperfection.
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Injury
Definition
Damage or harm done to a person or thing.
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Wring
Definition
1. To twist, squeeze, or compress, especially to get liquid out: 2.To force or squeeze (liquid) out by or as if by twisting or pressing. 3.To twist forcibly or painfully. 4. To clasp and twist or squeeze (one's hands), as in distress. 5. To obtain or extract by force or pressure:.
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Bizarre
Definition
Very strange or odd: a bizarre hat; a bizarre idea.
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Resolve
Definition
1. To make a firm decision (to do something):. 2.To cause (a person) to reach a decision. 3. To find a solution to; solve: 4.To remove or dispel (doubts). 5.To change or convert 6.To cause (a tone or chord) to pass from dissonance to consonance. 7.To become separated or reduced to smaller parts
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veiled, veiling, veils
Definition
1.To cover with or as if with a veil 2. To conceal or disguise.
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Shanty
Definition
A roughly built or ramshackle cabin; a shack.
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Croak
Definition
A low hoarse sound, such as that made by a frog or crow. 2 To speak with a low hoarse voice.
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Melodic
Definition
Of, relating to, or containing melody.
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Smug
Definition
Satisfied or contented while having little concern for others.
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Offbeat
Definition
A beat in a musical measure that is not normally accented.
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Vain
Definition
1. Not yielding the desired outcome 2.Lacking substance or worth; hollow 3. Showing undue preoccupation with one's appearance or accomplishments; conceited.
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Boastful
Definition
To speak with too much pride about oneself; brag.
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Offend
Definition
1. To cause anger, resentment, or annoyance in; insult or affront. 2.To be displeasing to; be disagreeable to. 3.To break a rule or law.
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impostor
Definition
A person who deceives others by pretending to be someone else.
Term
discard
Definition
1. To throw away; reject: discard old shoes; discard a childish habit. 2.In card games, to throw out (a playing card) from one's hand.
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Hoarse
Definition
1. Low and gruff in sound; husky: 2.Having a low gruff voice:
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