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Vocab Quiz Dec. 15
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Language - English
8th Grade
12/10/2012

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Term
succumb
Definition
verb
to submit to pressure
Term
clemency
Definition
noun
mercy
Term
dwindling
Definition
adj.
diminishing in size
Term
idiosyncrasy
(idiosyncratic)
Definition
noun
being individual, interesting
(idiosyncratic-adj)
Term
lambast
Definition
verb
to criticize someone harshly
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extemporaneous
Definition
adj.
spoken or done without thinking
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pensive
Definition
adj.
engaged in, thinking deeply or reflecting
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balk
Definition
adj.
unwilling to accept an idea
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fatuous
Definition
adj.
silly and pointless
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irreparable
Definition
adj.
after an injury, impossible to replace
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bereavement
Definition
noun
to be deprived of a loved one, after death
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euphanism
Definition
noun
another term to cloud the more sinister meaning, to make it more optimistic
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assimilation
Definition
verb
to become part of the society
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