Vocabulary-Chapter 8

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afflicted

(adj.) suffering with

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bilk

(v.) to cheat out of money

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commend

(v.) to praise

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delicacy

(n.) softness

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diminutive

(adj.) very small

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dissect

(v.) to examine

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endeavor

(n.) a good try; (v.) to try

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famine

(n.) a shortage of food

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frail

(adj.) easily broken

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hectic

(adj.) hasty

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inadequate

(adj.) not enough

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kindle

(v.) to start a fire

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minimum

(n.) the smallest amount possible; (adj.) the least possible

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obsolete

(adj.) out-of-date

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plausible

(adj.) likely

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receptacle

(n.) a container

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scrutinize

(v.) to examine

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stake

(n.) a sharpened wood piece hammered into the ground; (v.) to indicate boundaries with a stake

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torrid

(adj.) burning

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vestige

(n.) a trace of something no longer present

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c. bellicose

(adj.) eager to start wars

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c. incorrigible

(adj.) unable to be improved

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c. matriarch

(n.) a female who dominates a group

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c. sagacious

(adj.) having good judgement

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c. vilify

(v.) to make rude statements

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