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IEWAncient History
Vocabulary associated with Ancient history Text
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6th Grade
02/19/2011

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cease
Definition
to stop; prevent
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deftly
Definition
quickly and skillfully
dexteriously, proficiently
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prestigious
Definition
worthy of admiration or esteem
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burly
Definition
muscular; broad; well-built
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brood
Definition
to think deeply about with unhappiness or anxiety
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captor
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a kidnapper; conqueror
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feat
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an act or deed that shows great courage, strength,skill or cleaverness
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emerge
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to come out of hiding; to surface; to reveal
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ruthless
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cruel; showing no mercy
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irate
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furious; extreme anger; fuming; enraged
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devastating
Definition
causing ruin; destruction;
harmful; dreadful
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chide
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to scold; rebuke; reprimand; blame
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encase
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to enclose; surround
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deplete
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to use up; reduce in amount
reduce; exhaust; diminish
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neglect
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abandon; ignore; disregard
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defy
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to challenge or dare; To bodly refuse
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sinister
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Evil, wicked
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voraciously
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greedily and eagerly
hungrily, ravenously
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petrified
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motionless with fear or horror
frightened, terrified, alarmed
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profusely
Definition
pouring fourth freely, generously
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awe
Definition
a mix of respect fear, wonder
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explicit
Definition
clearly stated, understood
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evolve
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to develope gradually; to unfold or change; transform
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wail
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to cry in a complaining way; lament
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devour
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to eagerly eat; consume
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presently
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soon; promptly, shortly
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despair
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loss of all hope; depression; gloom
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baffling
Definition
hard to understand
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monument
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a reminder of the past; memorial; shrine; token
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splendor
Definition
impressiveness; glory; magnificence
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enigma
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a mystery; puzzle; riddle
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fanciful
Definition
imaginary; mythical
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erode
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to wear away
corrode; grate
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resemble
Definition
to look like
march; parallel; similar
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adorned
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to decorate
embellish; garnish
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extract
Definition
to remove by force or skill
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contrary
Definition
oppossing
different
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validate
Definition
proven to be true
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depict
Definition
to describe by words or by picture
relate; recount; record
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corrupt
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to change from good to bad
taint; contaminate; pursuade
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ascend
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to climb up
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indefinite
Definition
not measurable; unclear
endless
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colossal
Definition
very, very big
enormous
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descend
Definition
to go down
plummet; decline
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streak
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to move fast
bolt; flash; flee
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bellow
Definition
to yell loudly
roar; blare; howl
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quake
Definition
to shake or vibrate
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plead
Definition
to beg; entreat
beseech; implore
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