6th Grade Vocabulary List – Flashcards
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fact
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a piece of information; something that actually exists or occurred
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factory
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a building used for manufacturing
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affect
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(v.) to influence
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effect
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(n.) the result; the consequence; the outcome
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defect
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(noun) a blemish; a fault; an imperfection
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infect
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to contaminate with disease-producing matter
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perfect
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being without fault or blemish; complete
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imperfect
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(adj.) defective; incomplete
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sufficient
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an adequate amount to meet the need
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profit
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to benefit from; to gain
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manufacture
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to make from raw materials by hand or by machine
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pacific
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calm; peaceful
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close
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to shut
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enclose
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to shut in; to surround with a fence; to include along with something else
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disclose
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to expose to view
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closet
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a small room or compartment
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include
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to take in as a part of the whole
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exclude
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to expel; to put out
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conclude
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to bring to a close; to end
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preclude
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to make impossible; to prevent
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recluse
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a person who lives a solitary, secluded life; hermit
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stable
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steady, durable, constant, enduring
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stay
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remain
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distant
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far away, far apart or behind
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statue
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a likeness of a creature sculptured, modeled or cast in a solid substance
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stature
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the natural height of a person; the status gained by achievement
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stance
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a way of standing
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exist
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live; to have being; to continue to be
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insist
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to take a firm stand or position on a matter; persist
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consist
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to be composed or made up of
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resist
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to fight against; oppose
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assist
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help; aid
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stage
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a raised platform on which an orator may speak or a play may be performed
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obstacle
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something that stands in the way or opposes
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addict
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to devote or surrender oneself to something habitually or excessively
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edict
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order; decree
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predict
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to declare in advance
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dictate
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to speak or read for a person; command, order
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diction
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choice of words; wording; enunciation
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dictionary
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a reference book containing words along with information about them
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verdict
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the finding or decision of a jury
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benediction
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the invocation of a blessing
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malediction
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curse; a denouncement as evil
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legend
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story handed down from earlier times popularly believed to be historical
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legible
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print or writing that is neat and clear enough to be read
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legion
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a large number; multitude
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eligible
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qualified for or permitted to do something; an attractive candidate for marriage
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diligent
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hard working; done with painstaking effort
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lesson
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something to be learned
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elect
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to select; to choose or give preference
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collect
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to gather together; assemble; accumulate
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lecture
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a talk or a reading on a certain topic given before an audience; to scold or rebuke
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recollect
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to call back to mind; remember
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intellect
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the ability to reason, understand, perceive differences & relationships
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select
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to choose or pick out from among others
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subtract
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take away; deduct
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extract
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draw out; remove
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distract
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draw away in a different direction; divert; create conflict or confusion
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contract
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hire someone to do work; acquire something; an agreement between two or more people
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retract
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draw back or in; recant; withdraw; disavow
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attract
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draw in by physical forces, emotions or senses
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tractor
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a powerful vehicle for pulling things
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trace
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draw; a mark left behind by something; a very small amount
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retrace
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to go back over again
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entreat
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beg for something or to do something
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retreat
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withdraw or back away
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train
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something that hangs down and trails behind; a line of railroad cars pulled by a locomotive; coach; instruct
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expect
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to look forward to; anticipate
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inspect
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to view closely and critically
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respect
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to regard highly; high regard
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disrespect
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to regard with discourtesy; lack of regard
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suspect
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to doubt; one who is doubted
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spectator
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a person who looks on
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spectacles
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glasses
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spectacular
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exciting to see; sensational
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suspicion
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mistrust
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special
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uncommon
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prospect
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an extensive view; outlook
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report
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to carry a message
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export
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to send to foreign countries
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support
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to hold up; to comfort
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porter
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a person who carries burdens
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deport
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banish, exile
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import
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to bring in from foreign countries
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transport
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to carry from one place to another
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portable
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able to be carried easily from one place to another
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portly
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stout
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disport
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divert, amuse
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sport
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a source of amusement; physical activity engaged in for pleasure
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alliance
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a joining together for some common purpose
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bewilder
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to puzzle completely, confuse
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buffoon
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a clown; a coarse, stupid person
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controversial
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arousing argument, dispute, or disagreement
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dishearten
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to discourage
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fruitless
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not producing the desired results, unsuccessful
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hostile
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unfriendly; unfavorable; warlike, aggressive
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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 embarrasement or humiliation; to subdue or discipline by self-denial or suffering
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orthodox
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in agreement with established or generally accepted beliefs or ways of doing things
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procure
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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
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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
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wayward
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disobedient, willfull; unpredictable capricious
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wince
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to draw back suddenly, as though in pain or fear
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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 decieve; not genuine, fake
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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 earnestly
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fallible
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capable of being wrong, mistaken, or innacurate
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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
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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 quantity
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maul
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to beat or knock about, handle roughly; to mangle; a heavy hamer
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potential
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possible, able to happen; something that can develop and become a reality
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radiant
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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; major, 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; to read casually; to window-shop
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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, get rid of, destroy completely
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frustrate
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to prevent from accomplishing a purpose of fufilling a desire; to cause feelings of discouragement
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grim
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stern, merciless; fierce, savage, cruel
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immitable
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not capable of being copied or immitated
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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 margin; only barely good
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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; to order for medical purposes
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preview
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something seen in advance; viewed beforehand
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prominent
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standing out so as to be easily seen; important
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quaint
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odd or old-fashioned in a pleasing way; clever
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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 stingily
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snare
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to trap, catch; a trap or entanglement
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utmost
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greatest, highest, farthest; the extreme limit
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vengeance
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punishment in return for an injury or a wrong; revenge
