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The Acorn People
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7th Grade
08/29/2011

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adulation
Definition
extreme admiration
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dignitary
Definition
a person who holds a high rank or office, as in the government or church
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disfigure
Definition
to spoil the appearance or shape of; deface
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epilepsy
Definition
periodic loss of consciousness with or without convulsions (seizures)
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hydrocephalus
Definition
water on the brain
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junket
Definition
a pleasure excursion, as a picnic or outing
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minutiae
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small, precise, or trifling details
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multiple sclerosis
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c. loss of some of the myelin sheath surrounding certain nerve fibers and resulting in speech and visual disorders, tremor, muscular incoordination, partial paralysis, etc.
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penchant
Definition
a strong inclination or liking; bent or taste
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unabated
Definition
without losing any original force or violence; undiminished
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