Wordmasters 2011-2012
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munchie949 on April 26, 2012
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All of the 8th grade wordmasters words
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Pariah | a person who is rejected (from society or home) |
| Deplete | use up (resources or materials) |
| virulent | extremely poisonous or injurious |
| insurrection | organized opposition to authority |
| renege | fail to fulfill a promise or obligation |
| histrionic | characteristic of acting or a stage performance |
| upshot | a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon |
| debase | corrupt, debase, or make impure by adding a foreign or inferior substance |
| relentless | never-ceasing |
| paragon | an ideal instance |
| avow | admit openly and bluntly |
| baleful | deadly or sinister |
| serendipity | good luck in making unexpected and fortunate discoveries |
| parry | a return punch (especially by a boxer), (v.) to ward off, fend off, deflect, evade, avoid; (n.) a defensive movement in fencing and other sports |
| fervid | extremely hot |
| microbe | a minute life form (especially a disease-causing bacterium) |
| inhibit | to put down by force or authority |
| dogged | stubbornly unyielding |
| ember | a hot glowing or smouldering fragment of wood or coal left from a fire |
| instigate | provoke or stir up |
| baroque | having elaborate symmetrical ornamentation |
| mishap | an instance of misfortune |
| recant | formally reject or disavow a formerly held belief, usually under pressure |
| dogmatic | characterized by arrogant assertion of unproved or unprovable principles |
| rubble | the remains of something that has been destroyed or broken up |
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