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Young Lesson 12
Spelling/Vocabulary Words
| dedicate | To set aside for a certain purpose. 2. To devote to a serious purpose Madame Curie dedicated her life to science. 3. To name, address, or set aside as an honor. |
| dictate | 1. To give orders, to command. 2. To say aloud while another writes down the words. dictator n. A person who has complet control over a countery; a person who is obeyed without question. |
| exasperate | 1.to make angry or annoy. |
| notable | 1.deserving attention. |
| overdue | 1.coming later than expected. 2.unpaid when owed. |
| overthrow | 1.to end the rule of to defeat. |
| penetrate | 1.to pierce. 2.to pass into or though. |
| portrait | 1.a drawing or painting of a person or a face. |
| rebel | 1.to refuse to accept control by others. |
| restrict | 1.to keep within limits. 2.a limit. |
| seldom | 1.not often. |
| stimulate | 1.to make more active. |
| tempest | 1.a violent wind storm with snow, hail,or rain. 2.stormy,wild. |
| upbringing | 1.the care and training a child gets while growing up. |