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Vocab Unit 14 & 15
last two units in sadlier-oxford vocab level D
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Language - English
9th Grade
05/29/2008
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annex
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to add to, attach; an addition
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cleave
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to cut or split open
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cordial
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friendly, cheery; liqueur
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cornerstone
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starting point of a building; fundamental
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debacle
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overwhelming defeat; collapse/failure
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devitalize
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to make weak/lifeless
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embroil
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to involve in conflict
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exonerate
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to clear from charge
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glib
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ready and fluent in speech; thoughtless
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haphazard
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by chance, not planned
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improvise
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to compose or perform with out preparation
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incite
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to rouse or stir up
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influx
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inflow, invasion, inrush
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pallor
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an extreme/unnatural paleness
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pedigree
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list of ancestors
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precipitous
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very steep
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profuse
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very abundant
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reconcile
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to restore a friendship
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shackle
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to put into chains
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threadbare
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shabby, old, worn
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abase
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to lower in esteem; degrade
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actuate
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to move into action
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avert
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to turn aside, turn away
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boorish
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rude,unrefined, clumsy
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brunt
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the main impact, force or burden
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combantant
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a fighter
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dormant
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inactive, sleeping
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dubious
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causing uncertainty or suspicion, hesitant
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harangue
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to deliver a long, ranting speech
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harry
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to raid, torment, harass, ravage
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impenitent
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remorseless, no sorrow for errors or offense
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knave
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tricky, deceitful person
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legion
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large military force; many, numerous
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liberality
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generosity
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plaintiff
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beginner of a lawsuit
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probe
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to examine or investigate; an investigation
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protract
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to draw out or lengthen
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quarry
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to cut or take from; prey, game, victim
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spurn
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to refuse with scorn or disdain
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subterfuge
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an excuse or trick for escaping; dodge, deception
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