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Language - English
8th Grade
05/06/2016

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Term

iota


as far as science is concered there is not one iota of evidence to prove that life exisits on another planet

Definition
a very small quanity or amount
Term
temerity
Definition
the quality of being unafraid of danger or punishment in foolish way
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elucidate

she read everything she could get her hands on that would eluadate

Definition
to make understood to clarify to shed light upon something
Term

expunge

 

the judge directed the court stenographer to expunge

Definition
to strike or blot something out erase obliterate
Term

gait 

 

we had slowed to a cautious gait and were feeling our way forward so as not to bump into the trees 

Definition
a person's individual way of walking
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purloin 

 

jeremey must have purloined a copy of the school's master key because that is the only way he could have gotten into the cafteria without breaking a window 

Definition
to steal something
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capacious 

the mini-van has a capacious storage area which makes it an ideal choice for larger families 

Definition
containing or capable of containing a large amount of something
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trepidation 

after listening to the teacher describe how important the NYS ELA test was and all the preperation needed 

Definition
trepidly , trepidant a feeling of fear that causes you to hesitate
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pithy 

william shakesperae was skilled in using

Definition
using words in a clever way
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irasicible

(trepid,trepidity

Definition
becoming angry very easily
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