Vocabulary for unit 14-ELA 1
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BP20150400 on May 2, 2012
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Unit 14
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 annex | attach,join;detach |
| cleave | to cut,split open;unite |
| cordial | cheery,warm;unfriendly |
| cornerstone | foundation,base |
| debacle | failure,disaster;success |
| devitalize | weaken,sap;energize |
| embroil | entangle,ensnarl;disentangle |
| exonerate | absolve,exculpate;inculpate |
| glib | fluent,thoughtless;awkward |
| haphazard | not planned,random;orderly |
| improvise | play it by ear,wing it; plan |
| incite | stir up,instigate;restrain |
| influx | inflow,inrush;outpouring |
| pallor | paleness,bloodlessness;tan |
| pedigree | family tree,ancestry |
| precipitous | steep,deep;shallow |
| profuse | abundant,lavish;meager |
| reconcile | to restore,mend fences;drive a wedge between |
| shackle | chain up,enslave;free |
| threadbare | shabby,ragged;plush |
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