Vocab List Of 1-18-10

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parcel (noun)

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1 : a part of a whole : PORTION
2 : a plot of land
3 : a group or collections of persons or things <told a parcel of lies>
4 : a wrapped bundle

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persisted (verb)

Back 2

1 : to continue to do something in spite of opposition, warnings, or pleas : PERSEVERE
2 : to last on and on : continue to exist
- per·sist·er noun

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memorabilia (noun plural)

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1 : things worth remembering
2 : things valued or collected for their relation to a particular field or interest <baseball memorabilia>

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ranted (verb)

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: to talk loudly and wildly <rant and rave in anger>
- rant·er noun

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advertising (verb)

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1 : to announce publicly especially by a printed notice or a broadcast <advertise a sale>
2 : to call public attention to especially by pointing out desirable qualities so as to create a desire to buy or to do business with <advertise a cereal> <advertise a store>
3 : to give a public notice or advertisement <advertise for a lost dog>
- ad·ver·tis·er noun

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thievery (noun)

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Inflected Form(s): plural -er·ies
: the action of stealing : THEFT

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courier (noun)

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Etymology: Middle English courrier "a person who carries (runs) messages from one place to another quickly," from early Italian corriere (same meaning), derived from Latin currere "to run" --related to CURRENT
: a messenger especially in the diplomatic service

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bonded (verb)

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1 : to protect or secure by or operate under a bond
2 : to hold together or make solid by or as if by a bond
3 : to form a close relationship especially through frequent togetherness <the new mother bonded with her child>
- bond·able /bän-d-bl/ adjective
- bond·er noun

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girders (noun)

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: a horizontal main supporting beam

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harnessed (verb)

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1 : to put a harness on
2 : to tie together : YOKE
3 : to put to work : UTILIZE <harness the sun's energy to heat homes>