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Unit 8 +2
Vocab Words
27
Language - English
8th Grade
02/21/2011

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Importune
Definition
To urge or beg without end
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Importunate
Definition
Extremely demanding; insistent
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Rapport
Definition
A positive relationship
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Insufferable
Definition
Impossible to bear; intolerable
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Preferential
Definition
Giving or showing an advantage to one over another
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Conferment
Definition
The act of bestowing; a formal offer
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Periphery
Definition
The outermost part or boundery
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Euphoria
Definition
A feeling of great happiness or well-being
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Congested
Definition
Overcrouded; to tightly packed
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Gestate
Definition
To conceive and develop ub the mind or body
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Gesticulate
Definition
To make gestures for emphasis
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Malfeasance
Definition
Misconduct or wrongdoing, especially by a public official
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Synergy
Definition
The power that results from the combination of two or more forces
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Static
Definition
Having no motion or change
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Staunch
Definition
Firm and steadfast
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Verdure
Definition
Greenery; fresh and ripe vegitation
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Pallor
Definition
Extreme or unnatural paleness
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Peccant
Definition
Violating a moral law; sinful
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Malaise
Definition
A Sense of unease; depression
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Bacchic
Definition
Of or related to a wild party
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Plaintive
Definition
Expressing sorrow or melancholy, mournful
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Acquiesce
Definition
To give in
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Vigilante
Definition
Someone who takes justice into their own hands
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Auspices
Definition
Patronage; support; sponsorship
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Auspicious
Definition
Favored by fortune;prosperous; fortunate
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Propitiate
Definition
To make favorably inclined; appease
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Propitious
Definition
Presenting favorable conditions
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