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Wordly Wise 3000 Lesson 9
Wordly wise lesson 9
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8th Grade
12/03/2010

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Cautionary
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adj. offering or serving as a warning
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Constrain
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v.to confine,inhibit, or hold back by force if necessity
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flotilla
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n a fleet of boats or small ships
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gossamer
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adj. as light and delicate as a cobweb
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ignominious
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adj. marked by, deserving, or causing shame or disgrace
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incur
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v, to bring upon oneself something undesirable, such as debt
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liquidate
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v. to get rid of; to kill or destroy
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magnate
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n. an important, often wealthy, person prominent in a large industry or business
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misnomer
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n. a name that does not fit
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onerous
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adj. burdensome; oppressive
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pandemonium
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n. a state or place of great confusion or uproar
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quixotic
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adj. romantic and idealistic , but impractical
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tenacious
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holding fast; persistent in adhering to something valued or habitual
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vestige
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n. a trace of something that once was present
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zephyr
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n. a light, gentle breeze
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