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The Pegasus schools 7th grade mrs Webers class final rev.

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Definition
Admonish   v. to caution of advise against something;to scold mildly; to remind of a duty  
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Circumspect   Adj. Careful, Cautious  
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Commandeer   v. To seize for military of official use  
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Dilemma   n. a difficult or perplexing situation or problem  
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Predispose   v. To incline to beforehand  
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Spurious   adj. not genuine, not true, not valid  
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Adjourn   v. to stop proceedings temporarily; move to another place  
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Compensate   v. to make up for; to repay for services  
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Feint   n. a deliberately deceptive movement; a pretense; v. to make a deceptive movement; to make a pretense of  
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Illegible   adj. difficult or impossible to read  
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Lucrative   adj. bringing in money; profitable  
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Sully   v. to soil stain tarnish defile besmirch  
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Cherubic   adj. resembling an angel portrayed as a little child with a beautiful, round or chubby face; sweet and innocent  
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Condone   v. to pardon or overlook  
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Fabricate   v. to make, manufacture; to make up, invent  
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Pilfer   v. to steal in small quantities  
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Anarchy   n. a lack of government and law; confusion  
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Auspicious   adj. favorable; fortunate  
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Hoodwink   v. to mislead by a trick, deceive  
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Inanimate   adj. not having life; without energy or spirit  
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Precipice   n. a very steep cliff; the brink or edge of disaster  
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Reprieve   n. a temporary relief or delay; v. to grant a postponement  
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Accomplice   n. a person who takes part in a crime  
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Arbitrary   adj. unreasonable; based on ones's wishes or whims without regard for reason or fairnes  
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Catalyst   a substance that causes or hastens a chemical reaction; any agent that causes change  
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Incorrigible   adj. not able to be corrected; beyond control  
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Morose   adj. having a gloomy or sullen manner; not friendly or sociable  
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Paramount   adj. chief in importance, above all others  
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Stagnant   adj. not running or flowing; foul fom standing still; inactive, sluggish, dull  
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Succumb   v. to give way to superior force, yeild  
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Atone   v. to make up for  
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Credible   adj. believable  
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Diligent   adj. hardworking, industrious, not lazy  
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Incessant   adj. never stopping, foing on all the time  
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Sardonic   adj. grimly or scornfully mocking, bitterly sarcastic  
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