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Word Wealth 4
Chapter 4
40
Language - English
11th Grade
10/16/2012
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abate
 Definition
to lessen, decrease
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cite
 Definition
to mention, refer to, quote
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entice
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to allure, attract, or beguile
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lure
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temptation to something harmful
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inveigle
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trickery and clever pursuasion
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cajole
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implies coaxing, wheedling, flattery
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beguile
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to decieve merely to charm
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seduce
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mostly evil
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frustrate
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to thwart, foil, defeat
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foil
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thwart
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balk
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to refuse to accept
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circumvent
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to go around, side step
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manifest
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show plainly, reveal, display, evince
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pervade
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spead through, permeate
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purge
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cleanse, clear of impurity or guilt
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reproach
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to blame, upbraid
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chide
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scold mildly to a child
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resent
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to take offense at
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satiate
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to satisfy to excess
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abyss
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a deep of bottomless chasm
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anecdote
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a brief story or incident
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sate
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satisfy to full
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glut
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to flood
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surfeit
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excess of something ordinarily pleasing
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cloying
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too much of something good
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upbraid
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scold strongly for some specific fault
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reprimand
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rebuke rather formally for something specific
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impugn
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call in question someones motive or qualities
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reprehend
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to find fault with
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aperture
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a small opening
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derelict
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an abandoned ship, an outcast
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epithet
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a descriptive title
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fiend
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a demon or monster
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harbinger
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a forerunner, herald
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lament
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an expression of sorrow or grief
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omen
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a portent, prophetic sign
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fateful
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deciding someones destiny
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foreboding
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feeling that something disastrous is about to happen
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foreshadowing
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advance indication of something to come
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pestilence
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a widespread disease
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