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7th Grade
03/17/2010
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aberration
 Definition
A deviation from the expected course
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abase
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to lower,demean, degrade
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abate
 Definition
to lessen, to reduce in severity
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alacrity
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speed, readiness
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abduct
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to kidnap
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algrid
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frigid,cold
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allay
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to sooth,assuage
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aberration
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a deviation from the expecyed course
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abhor
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to hate, loathe
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alleviate
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to reliete
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aloof
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reserved,distant
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abide
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to put up with, tolerate
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altercation
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an argument,dispute
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amalgamation
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a union,a merger
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abject
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of the most miserable or contemptiple kind
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abort
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to give up unfinished
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ambivalent
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having contradictory feelings
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abridge
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to shorten, to cut down
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amble
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to stoll,walk
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ameliorate
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to improve, to make better
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abrogate
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to abolish, often by authority
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amend
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to changefor the better,improve
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abscond
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ro sneak away and hide
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abundant
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in great numbers
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amiable
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friendly,affable
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accede
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to agree
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amorous
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relating or showing love
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accentuate
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to emphasize,to highlight
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amorphous
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without shape or borders
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accommodating
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obliging,helpful
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anomaly
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something that does not fit into the normal order
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accost
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to approach or confront aggressively
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acumen
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keen insight
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antechamber
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a waiting room
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anxiety
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uneasiness
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acute
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sharp, severe
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aphorism
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a short saying
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affable
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friendly, amicable
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affluent
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rich, wealthy
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aggrandize
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to increase or make greater
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apocalypse
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total devastation, the end of the world
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aggregate
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to gather, amass
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apparitional
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ghostly,spectral
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aghast
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struck by amazement or terror
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arbitator
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one whosettless controversy betweentwo sides
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agoraphobia
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an abnormal fear of open or the public places
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akimbo
 Definition
with hands on hips and elbows extending outward
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berate
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to scold severely
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bereft
 Definition
without, devoid of
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bide
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or remain in a condition
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bilk
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to cheat, to swindle
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blandish
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to coax through flattery
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bloated
 Definition
swollen,bigger than desired
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boisterous
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loud, entergetic
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brash
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hasty or lacking sensitivity
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brazen
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excessively bold, brash
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brumal
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wintry, relating to winter
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brusque
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short, abrupt, dismissive
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buffet
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to hit or strike
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buffet
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a spread of food involing choices
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burgeon
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to come fouth, blossom
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cacophony
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noise, discordant sound
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cadence
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rhythm
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cajole
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to urge,coax
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callous
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harsh, cold, unfeeling
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circumspect
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cautious
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clairvoyant
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able to see things that others cannot
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calumny
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an attempt to defame another's reputation
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claustrophobia
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an abnormal fear of closed or crowded spaces
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cliche
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a trite,overused expression
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camaraderie
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cheerful unity among a group
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coalesce
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to combine into one
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cogent
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intelligent, viable
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collusion
 Definition
a conspiracy, a secret agreement
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canvas
 Definition
a piece of cloth on which an artist paints
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collusion
 Definition
A conspiracy, a secret agreement
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colossus
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an enormous structure
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camotose
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lethargic
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capricious
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impulsive, unpredictable
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commendable
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worthy of praisee
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captivate
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to ohld the interst of, to gain the attention of
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commodious
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spacious,roomy
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carouse
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to revel, to party
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compel
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to force
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cavity
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a hole
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complicit
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being an accomplice in a wrongful act
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cavort
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to frolic, leap, or prance
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compliment
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an expression of esteem or approval
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celetial
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relating to the sky or heavens
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concede
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to give in, to accept
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conciliatory
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agreeable,friendly
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concoct
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to make up or invent
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concord
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agreeable
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chastise
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to criticize, to scold
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choreographed
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arranged, as in dance
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circumlocution
 Definition
indirect language
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