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Vocab Words For Melissa!
Melissa's Vocab Words For English
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7th Grade
04/30/2008

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Anecdote
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A short narrative of an interesting, amusing, or biographical incident; A humorous account
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Consolidate
Definition
To combine into one body or system; to unite
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Dupe
Definition
To fool, trick, or deceive
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Entreat
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To ask for or request seriously; To beg, implore, plead or beseech
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Eradicate
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To root out, get rid of, destroy completely
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Fallible
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Capable of making a mistake; Imperfect and errant
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Fickle
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Lacking loyalty; Unpredictably changeable; Erratic
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Frustrate
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To cause feelings of discouragement; To prevent from finishing a purpose
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Fugitive
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Someone running away from the law
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Grimy
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Covered with ingrained dirt or soot; Dirty or filthy
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inimitable
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Not capable of being copied
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iota
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A very small quantity or degree
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marginal
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At the outer or lower limits; Minimal for requirements; Almost insufficent
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maul
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To injure by a rough beating, shoving, or the like; To bruise
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prescribe
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To issue commands or orders for
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prominent

Definition
Standing out so as to be easily seen; Conspicuous in position, character, or importance
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quaint
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Strange, peculiar, or unusual in an interesting, pleasing, or amusing way
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reluctant
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Unwilling; Holding back; Struggling in opposition
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rural
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Of, relating to or characteristic of the country or rustic farm areas
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scrimp
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To be sparing or frugal; To economize or handle stingily
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snare
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To trap; To catch by trickery or wile
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substantial
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Considerable in importance, value, degree, amount or extent
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vengeance
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Infliction of injury, harm, humilliation, or the like, on a person by another who has been harmed by that person
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Tactful
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Skilled in handling difficult situations or people; Diplomatic
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utmost
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Of the greatest or highest degree, quanity, or the like; Highest
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