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blight Brendan Coughlin section 2 Ms. Simmonson

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Noun,. A disease that damages plants. Ruin or destruction. To do harm to others. A vote of censure by the United States Senate will blight a politician's career

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cite Brendan Coughlin section 2 Ms. Simmonson

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Verb, to give as an example to mention or phrase to be summoned to court. John was cited for speeding down the road when he brought his friend to the hospital.

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clemency Brendan Coughlin section 2 Ms. Simmonson

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Noun, mercy. The man asked the court for clemency and claimed that someone had stolen his identity and framed him.

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eccentric Brendan Coughlin section 2 Ms. Simmonson

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Adjective, odd Noun, a person who behaves abnormal. My father was convinced that my brother’s tattoos were just another example of his eccentric behavior.

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farce Brendan Coughlin section 2 Ms. Simmonson

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Noun, a humorous play a parody or mockery. Don Jack was the star of Boarding Times a hilarious farce about the news industry.

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foray Brendan Coughlin section 2 Ms. Simmonson

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Noun, sudden raid or attack. The guerrillas left the hills for occasional forays into the town to get food.

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glean Brendan Coughlin section 2 Ms. Simmonson

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Verb, to gather bit by bit. A lot of times John, cannot read news articles, so he gleans them, to find out what is happening in the world.

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nominal Brendan Coughlin section 2 Ms. Simmonson

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Adjective, in name only. Very small fee. The museum would only charge a nominal entrance fee of two dollars in order to attract more visitors.

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ostracize Brendan Coughlin section 2 Ms. Simmonson

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Verb, banishes. When the newspaper columnist began writing about the Bavarian town’s Nazi past, many of its citizens ostracized her.

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posthumous Brendan Coughlin section 2 Ms. Simmonson

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Adjective, occurring after death. Most Artists are only recognized for their works posthumous.

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quash Brendan Coughlin section 2 Ms. Simmonson

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Verb, to crush or destroy prohibit legally. The British wanted to quash the continental army during the American Revolution.

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recipient Brendan Coughlin section 2 Ms. Simmonson

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Noun, one who revives. Dustin Hoffman has twice been the recipient of an Academy Award.

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ribald Brendan Coughlin section 2 Ms. Simmonson

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Adjective, vulgar, rude jokes. Boccaccio was a fourteenth-century Italian writer whose masterpiece, Decameron, contained ten ribald stories.

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suffrage Brendan Coughlin section 2 Ms. Simmonson

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Noun, the right to vote. The twenty-sixth amendment to the Constitution extended suffrage to eighteen-year-olds.

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verve Brendan Coughlin section 2 Ms. Simmonson

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Noun, enthusiasm. English author Fay Weldon has been writing comic novels with undiminished verve for over twenty-five years.