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Language - English
7th Grade
08/17/2012

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Term
Bitter
Definition
1. having a harsh, disagreeably acrid taste, like that of aspirin, quinine, wormwood, or aloes.
2. producing one of the four basic taste sensations; not sour, sweet, or salt.[image]
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stagger

Definition

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cause to totter, sway

to falter or hesitate his courage staggered in the face of the battle

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To patch up[image]

 

Definition
1.  conciliate, reconcile, settle, make up
patch
2.  fix, furbish up, mend, repair, bushel, doctor, touch on, restore -
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To keep update
Definition

keep me informed

bring up to date

amend, modernize, refresh, refurbish, rejuvenate, renew, renovate, restore, revise

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To fill in[image]

 

Definition
a. To put into (a container, for example) as much as can be held: fill a glass with milk.
1. Informal To provide with information that is essential or newly acquired: I wasn't there[image]would you fill me in?
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2. To act as a substitute; stand in: an understudy who filled in at the last minute.
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To spare
Definition

1. To refrain from treating harshly; treat mercifully or leniently.

2. To refrain from harming or destroying.

3. To save or relieve from experiencing or doing (something): spared herself the trouble of going.

4. To hold back from; withhold or avoid: spared no expense for the celebration.

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In addition to what is needed: We paid our bills and had money to spare.

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setback [image]
Definition

knock, lapse, reversal, reverse

disappointment

about-face, backset, bath, blow, bottom, check, comedown, defeat, delay, difficulty, drawing board, flip-flop, hindrance, hitch*, hold-up, impediment, misfortune, obstacle, rebuff, regress, regression, reversal, reversal of fortune, reverse, slowdown, stumbling block, trouble, upset, whole new ballgame

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Term
Bier
Definition
1. a frame or stand on which a corpse or the coffin containing it is laid before burial.
 
2.such a stand together with the corpse or coffin.[image]
 
 
 
 
 
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to heed
Definition

To pay attention to; listen to and consider:

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to withdraw
Definition
1.a. To take back or away; remove.
b. To remove (money) from an account.
c. To turn away (one's gaze, for example).
d. To draw aside: withdrew the curtain.
2.a. To remove from consideration or participation: withdrew her application; withdrew his son from the race.
b. To recall or retract: withdrew the accusation.

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Term
Epidemic
Definition
1. Spreading rapidly and extensively by infection and affecting many individuals in an area or a population at the same time: an epidemic outbreak of influenza.
2. Widely prevalent: epidemic discontent.

n.

1. An outbreak of a contagious disease that spreads rapidly and widely.

2. A rapid spread, growth, or development

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Term
Quarrel
Definition
1. An angry dispute; an altercation.
2. A cause of a dispute or an argument: We have no quarrel with the findings of the committee.
 

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To raid

 

Definition
1. A surprise attack by a small armed force.
2. A sudden forcible entry into a place by police: a raid on a gambling den.
3. An entrance into another's territory for the purpose of seizing goods or valuables.
4. A predatory operation mounted against a competitor, especially an attempt to lure away the personnel or membership of a competing organization.
5. An attempt to seize control of a company, as by acquiring a majority of its stock.
6. An attempt by speculators to drive stock prices down by coordinated selling.
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Term
Outbreak
Definition

A sudden, violent, or spontaneous occurrence, esp of disease or strife

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to eradicate
Definition

1. kill in large numbers; "the plague wiped out an entire population"

2. destroy completely, as if down to the roots; "the vestiges of political democracy were soon uprooted" "root out corruption"

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Term
Stockade
Definition
1. A defensive barrier made of strong posts or timbers driven upright side by side into the ground.
2.a. A similar fenced or enclosed area, especially one used for protection.
b. A jail on a military base.

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Term
Impregnable
Definition
1. Impossible to capture or enter by force: an impregnable fortress.
2. Difficult or impossible to attack, challenge, or refute with success: an impregnable argument.

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Scruff

 

Definition

The back of the neck; the nape.  nuca

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To swerve[image]

 

Definition

 

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1. to turn or cause to turn aside, usually sharply or suddenly, from a course
2. (tr) to avoid (a person or event)[image]
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to retreat

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Definition

1.(military) withdrawal of troops to a more favorable position to escape the enemy's superior forces or after a defeat; "the disorderly retreat of French troops"

2.a place of privacy; a place affording peace and quiet

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To hem[image]
Definition

1. fold over and sew together to provide with a hem; "hem my skirt"

1. (Clothing, Personal Arts & Crafts / Knitting & Sewing) to provide with a hem
2. (usually foll by in, around, or about) to enclose or confine (encerrar)

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to plunge [image]
Definition
1. thrust or throw into; "Immerse yourself in hot water"
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