Ww Lesson 9,10,11

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abet

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to encourage or assit in some activity, especially a questionable one

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agile

Back 2

1.able to move quickly and easily; nimble
2. able to think quikly

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Allot

Back 3

to assign or distribute as a portoin or share

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Balmy

Back 4

soothing mild

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Congregate

Back 5

to come together in a group, assemble

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Divert

Back 6

1.to turn aside
2.to entertain or amuse

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Humdrum

Back 7

lacking excitement; boring or monotonous

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Influx

Back 8

a flowing or pouring in; arrival in massive numbers

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Intricate

Back 9

complicated; having many related details or parts

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memento

Back 10

something kept as a reminder or a past events; a souvenir

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Query

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1.a question
2. to ask or ask about

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Sporadic

Back 12

happening occasionally; not regularly

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Staple

Back 13

1.a basic food that is used frequently and in large amounts
2. a ushaped fastener w/sharp ends
3. to attach with staples
4. most important, prinicipal

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Tumult

Back 14

noisy excitement; and uproar or disturbance

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Unseemly

Back 15

not suitable; inappropriate or improper

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abject

Back 16

most miserable; wretched

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advocate

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1.to plead in favor of; to defend
2.one who argues for or defends a person, group, or idea.

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atrocity

Back 18

an act of cruelty and wickedness

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commemorate

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to serve as a memorial to; to remember in a solems manner

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Dialect

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a form of a language spoken in a certain geographical region that has its own grammar, pronunciation, vocabulary

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Dire

Back 21

having terrible conseqeunces; urgent or desperate

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Elite

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1.a group that enjoys superior status to others
2.considered superior to other

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enhance

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to make greater or better

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flagrant

Back 24

clearly offensive or bad; conspicuously acting against what si right

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Languish

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to loose hope,strength, or vitality because of neglect or bad conditions

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mute

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1.to soften or tone down the sound of
2.not speaking or not able to speak; silent

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Raze

Back 27

to level to the ground; to destroy completely

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reprisal

Back 28

a retaliation for an injury

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Turmoil

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a state of confusion or agitation;tumult

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wreak

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1.to bring out of inflict
2.to express or vent

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augment

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to increase in sixe, amount, or decree

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benign

Back 32

1.kind; gracious,; gentle
2.favorable; not threatening

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connoisseur

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a person w/extensive knowledge, especially of the fine arts; a person of refined taste

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discern

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1.to detect w/the eyes
2.to understand and comprehend
3. to recognize as seperate or different

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embellish

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1.to make beautiful by adding decorative elements
2.to add ficticiuos details

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execute

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1.to carry out; to perform
2.to create, as a work of art
3.to put to death as a legal penalty

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exemplify

Back 37

to illustrate by being an example of

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grotesque

Back 38

so distorted or strange as to appear bizarre or comical

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hallowed

Back 39

greatly respected;holy;sacred

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impersonate

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1.to assume the character or appearance of
2.to mimic

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malevolent

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showing ill will or hatred; producing harm orevil

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ornate

Back 42

heavily and elaborately decorated

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patoral

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1.having to do w/shepards and hereders
2.relating to country life, and often represented as charmingly simple

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precarious

Back 44

not safe or secure; dangerously uncertain

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renown

Back 45

fame;honor