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anticipate

look forward to; expect

 

 

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baffle

be too hard to understand or solve

 

 

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collide

come together with force

 

 

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confirm

prove to be true or correct; make certain

 

 

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detour

a roundabout way

 

 

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dilemma

situation requiring a choice between two evils; a difficult choice

 

 

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merit

goodness; worth; value

 

 

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plea

request; appeal; that which is asked of another

 

 

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relieve

make less; makeeasier; reduce the pain of; replace; release; free

 

 

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transmit

send over; pass on; pass along; let through

 

 

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verify

prove to be true; confirm

 

 

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weary

tired

 

 

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acknowledge

admit to be true

 

 

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beneficiary

person who receives benefit

 

 

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delinquent

an offender; criminal; behind time

 

 

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deprive

take away from by force

 

 

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homicide

a killing of one human being by another; murder

 

 

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justice

just conduct; fair dealing

 

 

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penalize

declare punishable by law or rule; set a penalty for

 

 

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reject

refuse to take, use, believe, consider, grant, etc.

 

 

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spouse

husband or wife

 

 

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unstable

not firmly fixed; easily moved or overthrown

 

 

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vocation

occupation; business; professioin; trade

 

 

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warden

keeper; guard; person in charge of a prison

 

 

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embrace

hug one another; a hug

 

 

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exhibit

display; show

 

 

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extract

pull out or draw out, usually with sone effort

 

 

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forbid

order someone not to do something; make a rule against

 

 

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logical

reasonable; reasonably expected

 

 

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partial

not complete; not total

 

 

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precaution

measures taken beforehand; foresight

 

 

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prior

coming before; earlier

 

 

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proceed

go on after having stopped; move forward

 

 

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rarely

seldom; not often

 

 

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reptile

a cold blooded animal that creeps or crawls; snake, lizards, furtles, alligators, and crocodiles

 

 

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valiant

brave; courageous

 

 

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authority

the right to command or enforce obedience; power delegated to another; an author or volume that may be appealed to in support of an action or belief

 

 

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consider

think about in order to decide

 

 

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detest

dislike very much; hate

 

 

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encourage

give courage to; increase the confidence of

 

 

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fierce

savage; wild

 

 

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neutral

on neither side of a quarrel or war

 

 

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scowl

look angry by lowering the sysbrows; frown

 

 

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sneer

show scorn or contempt by looks or words; a scornful look or remark

 

 

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symbol

something that stands for or represents something else

 

 

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trifle

a small amount; little bit; something of little value

 

 

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vermin

small animals that are troublesome or destructive; fleas, bedbugs, lice, rats and mice are vermin

 

 

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wail

cry loud and long because of grief or pain

 

 

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abroad

outside one's country; going around; far and wide

 

 

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architect

a person who makes plans for buildings and other structure; a maker; a creator

 

 

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baggage

the trunks and suitcases a person takes when he or she travels; an army's equipment

 

 

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bigamy

having two wives or two husbands at the same time

 

 

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calamity

a great misfortune; serious trouble

 

 

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collapse

a breakdown; to fall in; break down; fail suddenly; fold together

 

 

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envy

jealousy; the object of jealousy; to feel jealous

 

 

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fugitive

a runaway

 

 

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matrimony

married life; ceremony of marriage

 

 

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pauper

a very poor person

 

 

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prosecute

bring before a court; follow up; carry on

 

 

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squander

spend foolishly; waste

 

 

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awesome

causing or showing great fear;wonder, or respect

 

The atom bomb is an awesome achievement for mankind.

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awkward

clumsy;not well-suited to use;not easily managed;embarrassing

 

Slow down because this is an awkward corner to turn.

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beckon

signal by a motion of the hand or head;attract

 

Greg responded quickly to the question.

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betray

give away to the enemy;be unfaithful;mislead;show

 

Nick's awkward motions betrayed his nervousnesss.

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compel

force;get by force

 

Heavy floods compelled us to stop.

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guide

a person who shows the way;to direct;to manage

 

Touists often hire guides.

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pacify

make calm;quite down;bring peace to

 

This toy should pacity that screaming baby.

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possible

able to be, be done, or happen

 

Call me tomorrow evening if possible.

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quench

put an end to;drown or put out

 

Foam will quench an oil fire.

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respond

answer;react

 

Greg responded quickly to the question.

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utter

speak;make known;express

 

When Violet accidentally stipped on the nail, she uttered a sharp cry of pain.

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venture

a daring undertaking;an attempt to make money by taking business risks;to dare;to expose to risk

 

Medics venturd their lives to save wounded soldiers.

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cease

stop

 

Cease trying to do more than you can.

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despite

in spite of

 

Despite his size, Ted put up a good fight.

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disrupt

upset;cause to break down

 

Pam's clowning dis rupted the clas every daty.

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exhaust

empty completely; use up; tire out

 

To exhaust the city's water supply would be a calaimity.

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feeble

weak

 

we heard a feeble cy from the exhauted child.

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miserly

stingy; like a miser

 

A miserly person rarely has any friends.

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monarch

king or queen; ruler

 

There are few modern nations that are governed by monarch.

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rapid

very quick;swift

 

we took a rapid walk around the camp before breakfast.

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rash

a breaking out with many small red spots on the skin;

 

the report of a rash of burglaries in the neighborhood was exagerated.

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severity

strictness; harshness; plainness; violence

 

The severity of the teacher was not appreciated y the pupils until they reached the final examinations.

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thrifty

saving; careful in spending; thriving

 

By being thrifty, iss Benson managed to ger along on her small income.

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unite

join together; become one

 

the thirteen colonies united to form one country.

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balt

anthing,especially food,used to attract fish or other animals so that they may be caught; anything used to tempt or attract a person to begin something he or she does not wish to do;to put bait on(a hook) or in(a trip);tormet by unkind or annoying remarks

 

The secret of sucessful trout fishing is finding the right bait.

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censor

person who tells others how they ought to behave; one who changes books, plays and other works so as to make them acceptable to the government; to make changes in

 

Some governments, national and local, censor books.

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culprit

offender; person guilty of a fault or crime

 

Who is the culprit who has eaten the strawberries?

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disaster

an event that causes much suffering or loss

 

The hurricane's violent winds brought disaster to the coastal town.

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disclose

uncover; make known

 

This letter discloses the source of his fortune.

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excessive

too much; too greate; extreme

 

The inhabitants of arizona are unaccustomed to excessive rain.

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illustrate

make clear or explain by stories, examples, comparisons, or other means; server as an example

 

These stories illustrate Mark Twain's serious side.

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insist

keep firmly to some demand, statement, or position

 

She insisted that Sal was not jealous of his twin brother.

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juvenile

young; youthful; of or for boys and girls

 

Paula is still young enough to wear juvenile fashions.

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outlaw

an exile; an outcast; a criminal; to declare unlawful

 

Congress has outlawed the sale of certain drugs.

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promote

raise in rank or importance; help to grow and develop; help to organize

 

Students who pass the test will be promoted to the next grade.

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undernourished

not sufficiently fed

 

the undernourished child was so feeble he could hardly walk.

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blunder

stupid mistake; to make a stupid mistake; stumble; say clumsily

 

The exhausted boy blundered through the woods.

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commend

praise; hand over for safekeeping

 

Florence commended the baby to her aunt's care.

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comprehend

understand

 

My parents say that they cannot comprehent today's music.

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daze

confuse

 

Dazed by the flashlight, Maria blundered down the steps.

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exempt

make free from ; freed from

 

School property is exempt from most taxes.

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final

coming last; deciding

 

The final week of the term is rapidly approaching.

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mourn

grieve; feel or show sorrow for

 

We need not mourn over trifles.

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repetition

act of doing or saying again

 

Any repetition of such unruly behavior will be punished.

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subside

sink to a lower level; grow less

 

The waves subsided when the winds ceased to blow.

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toil

hard work; to work hard; move with difficulty

 

The feeble old man toiled up the hill.

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vain

having too much pride in one's ability, looks, etc; of no use

 

Josephine is quite vain about her beauty.

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appoint

decide on; set a time or place; choose for a position; equip or furnish

 

the library was apointed as the best place for the urgent meeting.

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attract

draw to oneself; win the attention and liking of

 

The magnet attracted the iron particles.

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depict

represent by drawing or painting; describe

 

The artist ant the author both tried to depict the sunset's bearty.

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morality

the right or wrong of an action; virtue; a set of rules or principles of conduct

 

The two monarchs were mortal enemies.

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mortal

sure to die sometime; pertaining to man; deadly; pertaining to or causing death

 

The two monarchs were mortal enemies.

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novel

new; strange; a long story with characters and plot

 

the novel plan caused some unforeseen problems.

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occupant

person in possession of a house, office, or position

 

The occupant of the car beckoned us to follow him.

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quarter

region; section; (quarters) a place to live; to provide a place to live

 

Ellen moved to the French Quarter of our city.

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quote

repeat exactly the words of another or a passage from a book; that is, something that is repeated exactly; give the price of; a quotation

 

she often quotes her spouse to prove a point.

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roam

wander; go about with no special plan or aim

 

A variety of animals once roamed our land.

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site

position or place(of anthing)

 

the agent insisted that the house had one of the best sites in town.

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verse

a short divisio of a chapter in the Bible; a single line or a group of lines of poetry

 

Several verses of a religious nature were contained the document.