Unit Review 4-6

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Alliance

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A joining together for a common purpose

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Bewilder

Back 2

To puzzle completely, confuse

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Buffoon

Back 3

A clown; a coarse, stupid person

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controversial

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arousing argument,dispute,or a disagreement

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dishearten

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to discourage

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fruitless

Back 6

not producing the desired results, unsuccesful

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hostile

Back 7

unfriendly; unfavorable; warlike, agressive

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inflammable

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easily set on fire; easily angered or aroused

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inflict

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to give or cause something unpleasant, impose

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malignant

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deadly,extremely harmful,evil; spiteful, malicious

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mortify

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to hurt someone's feelings deeply ; to cause

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orthodox

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in agreement with established or generally accepted beliefs of ways of doing things

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procure

Back 13

to obtain through special effort; to bring about

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scurry

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to run quickly,scamper, hurry

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sodden

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soaked with liquid or moisture; expressionless, dull; spiritless, listless

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spirited

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full of life and vigor; courageous

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virtual

Back 17

having a certain force or effect in fact but not in name; so close as to be equivalent to the real thing

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void

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completely empty; having no legal force or effect; empty or unfilled space ; to cancel or nulify

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wayward

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disobedient, willful, unpredictable, capricous

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wince

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to draw back suddenly, as though pain or fear; the act of drawing back in this way

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anecdote

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a short account of an incident in someone's life

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consolidate

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to combine, unite; to make solid or firm

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counterfeit

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an imitation designed to deceive ; not genuine, fake; to make an illegal copy

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docile

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easily taught, led, or managed ; obedient

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dominate

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to rule over by strength or power, control ; to tower over, command due to height

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entreat

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to beg; implore, ask earnstly

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fallible

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capable of being wrong, mistaken or inaccurate

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fickle

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liable to change very rapidly, erratic; marked by a lack of constancy or steadiness , inconsistent

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fugitive

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one who flees or runs away ; fleeting, lasting a very short time ; wandering; difficult to grasp

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grimy

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very dirty, covered with dirt or soot

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iota

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a very small part or quanity

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maul

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to beat or knock about, handle roughly ; to mangle; a heavy hammer

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potential

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possible, able to happen; something that can develop or become a reality

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radient

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shining, bright; giving forth light or energy

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rural

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relating to farm areas and life in the country

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substantial

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large, important; magor, significant; prosperous; not imaginary, material

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tactful

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skilled in handling difficult situations or people, polite

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tamper

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to interfere with; to meddle rashly or foolishly with; to handle in a secret and improper way

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ultimate

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last, final; most important or extreme; eventual; basic, fundamental

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uncertainty

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doubt, the state of being unsure

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Anonymous

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unnamed, without the name of the person involved, unknown

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Browse

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to nibble, graze

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Dupe

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a person easily tricked or deceived, to deceive

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Dynamic

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active, energetic, forceful

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Eradicate

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to root out, to get rid of, destroy completely

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Frustrate

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to prevent from accomplishing a purpose or fulfilling a desire

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Grim

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stern, merciless, fierce, savage, cruel

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Inimitable

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not capable of being copied or imitated

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Makeshift

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a temporary substitute for something else

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Marginal

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in, at, or near the edge or margin

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Pending

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waiting to be settled

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Prescribe

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to order as a rule or course to be followed

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Preview

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something seen in advance

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Prominent

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standing out so as to be easily seen

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Quaint

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add or old-fashioned in a pleasing way

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Reluctant

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unwilling, holding back

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Scrimp

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to handle very economically or stingly

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Snare

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to trap, catch

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Utmost

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greatest, highest, farthest

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Vengeance

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punishment in return for an injury