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Vocab UNit 5
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7th Grade
11/02/2010

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Ancedote
Definition
a short account of an incident in someone's life

S: tale. story, sketch, vignette, yarn
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consolidate
Definition
to combine;to make solid or firm

S; strengthen, firm up, merge,
A; scatter, dispense, disspate, sperate
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counterfeit
Definition
an imitation desinged to decive; not genuine; not genuine, fake; to make an illegal copy

S: false, phony, bogus
A: genuine, real, athentic
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docile
Definition
easily taught, led, or managed; obedient

S; manageable, teachable, pliant
A: unruly, wayward, intractable, disobedient
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dominate
Definition
to rule over by strength or power, control; to tower over, command due to height

S: control, govern, overlook
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entreat
Definition
to beg, implore,ask earnestly

S: plead, beseech
A: clamor for
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fallible
Definition
capable of being wrong, mistake, or inaccurate

S: imperfect, errant
A: foolproof, unfailing, flawless
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fickle
Definition
liable to change very rapidly erratic; marked by lack of constancy or steadiness, inconstant

S: capricious, inconstant, faithless
A: constant, steady, invariable
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fugitive
Definition
one who flew or runs away; fleeting, lasting a very short time; wandering; difficult to grasp

S: runaway, deserter, elusive
A: lasting, enduring, permanent
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grimy
Definition
very dirty, covered with dirt or sod

S: filthy, sooty, spolied, dirt-encrusted
A: spotless, spick-and-span, immaculate
Term
iota
Definition
a very small part or quanity

S: speck, dab, jot, but, smudge
A:flood, deluge, avalanche, glut
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maul
Definition
to beat or knock about;handle roughly; to mangle; a heavy hammer

S: rough up, manhandle, batter
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potential
Definition
possible, able to happen; something that can develop or become reality

S: possiblity, capiblity
A: actual, real, unlikely, impossible
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radiant
Definition
shining, bright; giving forth light or energy

S: glowing, brillant, dazzling, resplendent
A: dull, lackluster, tarnished
Term
rural
Definition
realting to farm areas and life in the country

S: countrfied, rustic
A: urban, metropolitan, citified
Term
substantial
Definition
large, important; major, significant; prosperous; not imaginary, material

S: considerate, tangible, big
A: minor, insignificant, negligible
Term
tactful
Definition
skilled in handling difficult situations or people,polite

S: skillful, diplomatic, discreet
A: clumsly, gauche, boorish, indiscreet
Term
tamper
Definition
to interfere with; to meddle rashly or foolishly with; to handle in secret and improper way

S: monkey with, fool with, mess with
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ultimate
Definition
last, final; most important or extreme; eventual; basic, fundamental

S: farthest, furthest, terminal
A; first, initial, most immediate, nearest
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uncertanity
Definition
doubt, the state of being unsure

S: doubtfulness, unsureness, hesitation
A: sureness, cerainty, confidnece
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