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gr 8 - ch 13 & 14 ODD Defintions
gr 8 - ch 13 & 14 ODD Defintions
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8th Grade
05/23/2013
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adapt
 Definition
to adjust or change to suit conditions
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dovetail
 Definition
to fit together exactly
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dovetail
 Definition
to connect so as to form a whole
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dovetail
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a carpentry figure resembling a dove's tail
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falter
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to hesitate
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falter
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to stumble
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falter
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to lose courage
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falter
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to speak hesitatingly
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falter
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to lose drive
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falter
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to weaken
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falter
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to decline
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forlorn
 Definition
totally abandoned and helpless
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forlorn
 Definition
sad and lonely
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forlorn
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wretched or pitiful
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forlorn
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almost hopeless
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impediment
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a physical defect
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impediment
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a hindrance
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impediment
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obstacle
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loiter
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to linger in an aimless way
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loiter
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to hang around
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loiter
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to dawdle
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pithy
 Definition
short but full of meaning and point
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simper
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to smile or speak in a silly, forced way
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simper
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a silly, forced smile
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vaunted
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much boasted about in a vain or swaggering way
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waif
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a person (usually a child) without a home or friend
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waif
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a stray person or animal
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waif
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something that comes along by chance
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waif
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a stray bit
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amplify
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to make stronger, larger, greater, louder or the like
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arrogant
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haughty
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arrogant
 Definition
too convinced of one's own importance
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disclaim
 Definition
to deny interest in or connection with
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disclaim
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to give up all claim to
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estrange
 Definition
to drift apart or become unfriendly
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estrange
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to cause such a separation
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estrange
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to remove or keep at a distance
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infinite
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exceedingly great
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infinite
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inexhaustible
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infinite
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without limit
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infinite
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endless
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infinite
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an incalculable number
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infinite
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the concept of infinity
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infinite
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a name for God
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kindred
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a person's relatives
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kindred
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a family relationship
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kindred
 Definition
related by blood
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kindred
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like, similar
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niche
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a decorative recess in a wall
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niche
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a suitable place or position for a person or thing
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ramshackle
 Definition
appearing ready to collapse
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ramshackle
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loose and shaky
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rote
 Definition
unthinking routine or repetition
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rote
 Definition
a fixed way of doing something
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tedious
 Definition
long and tiresome
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