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Vocabulary Unit 12 & 13
Sadlier-Oxford Vocabulary Workshop Unit 12 & 13
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Language - English
9th Grade
05/22/2008
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appreciable
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sufficient to be noticed or measured
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autocratic
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absolute in power or authority
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blanch
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to remove the color from, pale
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blasphemy
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an act, utterance, or writing showering contempt for something sacred
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brawny
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strong, muscular
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concerted
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planned or performed in cooperation with others
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contend
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to fight or struggle
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humane
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kind, merciful
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illustrious
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very famous, distinguished
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intolerable
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unbearable
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irreverent
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disrespectful
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laborious
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not easy, requiring hard work
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lithe
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bending easily, limber
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maltreat
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to abuse, use roughly or crudely
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ponder
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to consider carefully
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subversive
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intended to undermine or overthrow
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synthetic
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made or put together by people
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temperate
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mild, moderate
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venemous
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poisonous, mean, spiteful
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wily
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sly, shrewd, cunning
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ad infinitum
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endlessly
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apportion
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to divide and give out in shares
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bona fide
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genuine, sincere
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buoyant
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able to float easily, cheerful, hopeful
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clique
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small exclusive group of people
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concede
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to admit as true, to yield, submit
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congenial
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getting along well with others
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lofty
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very high or noble
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migration
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a movement from one country or region to another
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perceive
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to be aware of through the senses
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perverse
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inclined to go against what is expected, stubborn
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prelude
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prologue, introduction
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rancid
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stale, spoiled
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rustic
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country-like, simple, plain
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sever
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to separate or divide
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sordid
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wretchedly poor, run-down
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untenable
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not capable of being held or defended- unmaintainable
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versatile
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able to do many things well
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vindicate
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to clear from hint or charge of wrong doing- to defend
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wane
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to lose size, strength, or power
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