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Vocab Quiz 2/1/13
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Language - English
8th Grade
01/29/2013

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Term
vindictive
Definition
adj.
showing desire for no reason in revenge
"He was vindictive towards the little boys ball which had him him in the head earlier"
Term
apprehend
Definition
verb
to arrest someone
"The police had to apprehend the shoplifter"
Term
desolation
Definition
noun
state of being completely empty or destruction
"The field was left in a state of desolation"
Term
malediction
Definition
noun
a curse
"The malediction the voodoo doll had on the student was catastrophic"
Term
torrent
Definition
noun
strong and fast moving water or liquid
"The torrents in CA are outrageous!"
Term
exodus
Definition
noun
a mass departure of people
"The exodus of people that were leaving the country was alarming"
Term
perpetuate
Definition
verb
to make an undesirable situation go on until someone stops it
"He was perpetuating his marriage"
Term
array
Definition
noun
a display of something
"The incredible array of figurines was fun to look at"
Term
heretofore
Definition
adverb formal
before now
Term
rhetoric
Definition
noun
art of being persuasive in speaking or writing
"It was a rhetoric question he made to make a point better"
Term
manioc
Definition
noun
tropical root of a tree that has to be carefully prepared to get rid of cyanide
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