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6th Grade
05/01/2006

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lax
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lacking in rigor, strictness, or firmness
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protocol
Definition
the forms of ceremony and etiquette observed by diplomats and heads of state
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negligence
Definition
a failure to act; Law-failure to exercise the degree of care considered reasonable under the circumstances, resulting in an unintended injury to another party
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uniform
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always the same, as in character or degree; unvarying; unvaried in texture, color, or design
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cursory
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done in a quick or superficial way
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scuffle
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a disorderly confused fight or struggle at close quarters; a hoe that is used by pushing it back and forth
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prominent
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projecting outward or upward from a line or surface; protuberant; immediately noticeable; conspicuous; widely known; eminent
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abound
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to be great in number or amount; to be fully supplied or filled; teem
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prologue
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an introduction or preface, esp. a poem recited to introduce a play
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rankle
Definition
to cause persistent irritation or resentment
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relish
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something that lends pleasure or zest; a spicy or savory condiment
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postscript
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a message appended at the end of a letter after the writer's signature; additional information at the end
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jettison
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to discard (something) as unwanted or burdensome
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rouse
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to arouse from slumber, apathy, or depression; to excite, as to anger or action; stir up
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poverty
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the state of not having enough money to take care of basic needs such as food, clothing, and housing; a deficiency or lack of something; lack of soil fertility or nutrients
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pivot
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a small object such as a bar or pin that supports a larger object and lets it turn or swing; crucial person or thing; turning movement; center point of wheeling movement;
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casual
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occurring by chance; without ceremony or formality; relaxed; suited for everyday wear or use; informal; not serious or thorough; superficial
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relinquish
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to retire from; give up or abandon; to put aside or desist from (something practiced, professed, or intended); to let go, surrender; to cease holding physically; release
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nonchalance
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a casual lack of concern
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savor
Definition
to impart flavor or scent to; to taste or smell, esp. with pleasure; to appreciate fully; enjoy or relish
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harmonious
Definition
having component elements pleasingly or appropriately combined; characterized by harmony of sound; melodious
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avid
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marked by keen interest and enthusiasm
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encore
Definition
an additional performance in response to the demand of an audience
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futile
Definition
having no useful result
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symmetrical
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having similarity in size, shape, and relative position of corresponding parts
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gaunt
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thin and bony; angular
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flex
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to bend something, especially a joint of the body; to bend or be able to be bent; to move or tense a muscle, or become tense or constructed
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whit
Definition
the least bit; an iota
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aptitude
Definition
a natural talent or ability for something, especially one that is not yet fully developed; quickness and ease in learning
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angular
Definition
measured by an angle or by degrees of an arc; bony and lean; gaunt
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tepid
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slightly warm; showing little enthusiasm or warmth
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painstaking
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marked by or requiring great pains; very careful and diligent
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diverse
Definition
differing one from another; made up of distinct characteristics, qualities, or elements
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modicum
Definition
a small amount, especially of something abstract, such as a particular quality
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maneuver
Definition
a strategic or tactical military or naval movement; a large-scale tactical exercise carried out under simulated conditions of war; often used in the plural; a movement or procedure involving skill and dexterity
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accolade
Definition
a sign or expression of high praise and esteem for somebody; praise and public recognition of somebody's achievements; the ceremonial bestowal of a knighthood by somebody's shoulder with a sword
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delve
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to search deeply and laboriously;to dig the ground, as with a spade
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intricacy
Definition
marked by elaborately complex detail
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acclaim
Definition
praise somebidy lavishly; pronounce somebody to be something; shout enthusiastically; enthusiastic reception;
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cliche
Definition
a phrase or word that has lost its original effectiveness or power for overuse; an overused activity or notion
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rampant
Definition
occurring without restraint and frequently, widely, or menacingly; rife
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complex
Definition
involved or intricate, as in structure; complicated; a whole composed of interconnected or interwoven parts
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trite
Definition
overused and consequently lacking in interest or originality
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compatibility
Definition
capable of existing or performing in harmonious, agreeable, or congenial combination with another or others
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flail
Definition
to thrash or swing something around violently or uncontrollably, or move in this way; to strike or hit something
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crucial
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vital to the outcome of something; very important or significant
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controversy
Definition
disagreement on a contentious topic, strongely felt or expressed by all those concerned
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abound
Definition
to be great in number or amount; to be fully supplied or filled; teem
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teem
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to be full of things; abound or swarm
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avid
Definition
marked by keen interest and enthusiasm
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provoke
Definition
to incite to anger or resentment
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motley
Definition
having many colors; variegated; a heterogeneous, often incongruous mixture of elements
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chafe
Definition
to wear away or irritate by rubbing
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savor
Definition
to impart flavor or scent to; to taste or smell, esp. with pleasure; to appreciate fully; enjoy or relish
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cherish
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to treat with affection and tenderness; hold dear; to keep fondly in mind; entertain
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futile
Definition
having no useful result
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accolade
Definition
a sign or expression of high praise and asteem for somebody; praise
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delicacy
Definition
something pleasing and appealing, esp.a choice food; fineness of appearance, construction, or execution; elegance; frailty of bodily constitution or health; sensitivity of perception, discrimination or taste; refinement
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probe
Definition
to delve into; investigate
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antagonize
Definition
to incur the dislike of; provoke hostility or enmity in
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postscript
Definition
a message appended at the end of a letter after the writer's signature; additional information at the end
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indifferent
Definition
showing no care or concern for, or interest in, somebody or something; without bias or preference for one person, group or thing rather than another; lacking importance or significance
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token
Definition
something that represents, expresses, or is a symbol of something else; a disk of metal or plastic used instead of money; an object kept in memory of something
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pliable
Definition
flexible and easily bent; easily persuaded or influenced; adaptable to change
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crest
Definition
the top, as of a hill or wave; a usually ornamental tuft, ridge, or similar projection on the head of a bird or other animal
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etiquette
Definition
the practices and forms prescribed by social convention or by authority
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pivot
Definition
a small object such as a bar or pin that supports a larger object and lets it turn or swing; crucial person or thing; turning movement; center point of wheeling movement;
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shiftless
Definition
unwilling to make the effort to be successful or do something properly; lacking the abilities or knowledge required to do something successfully or properly
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lop
Definition
to cut off (a part), esp. from a tree or shrub
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excise
Definition
taxation of or a tax imposed on goods for a domestic market only; to edit or delete a part of something, for example a text; to remove something surgically
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abstain
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to refrain from something by one's own choice; to refrain from voting
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conspicuous
Definition
easy to notice; obvious; attracting attention, as by being unusual or remarkable; noticable
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encore
Definition
an additional performance in response to the demand of an audience
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fanatic
Definition
somebody who has extreme and sometimes irrational enthusiasms or beliefs, especially in religion or politics; somebody who is very enthusiastic about a pastime or hobby
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accomplice
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an associate in wrongdoing, esp. one who aids or abets another in a criminal act, either as a principal or an accessory
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foil
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metal in a thin flexible sheet; metal coating in mirror; good contrast; thwart somebody's success; obscure trail; sword for fencing
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trample
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to tread heavily on something or somebody so as to cause damage or injury; to behave in an insulting contemptious way or to treat somebody in a hurtful, insulting way
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prominent
Definition
projecting outward or upward from a line or surface; protuberant; immediately noticeable; conspicuous; widely known; eminent
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interval
Definition
a space between two objects, points, or units; Music: the difference, usually expressed in the number of steps between two pitches
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slapdash
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careless, hasty, and unskillful
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crony
Definition
a longtime close friend or companion
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menagerie
Definition
a collection of live, wild animals on exhibition; a diverse or miscellaneous group
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veer
Definition
change direction suddenly; change from one opinion to another; shift clockwise (in N. Hemisphere); sail away from wind; to let out a cable or chain or to make it go slack
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instigate
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to urge on; goad; to stir up; foment
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