Set: Vocabulary Power Plus Vocabulary, Reading, and Writing Exercises for Higher Achievement — Book H, Lesson Fourteen

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TermDefinition
abstinencethe practice of refraining from indulgence; doing without
callousemotionally unfeeling; insensitive
delveto search deeply, as though digging
entrailsthe internal organs, especially intestines
grappleto wrestle fiercely; a metal shaft having multiple hooks, often thrown with a rope and used to climb
incipientbeginning to exist or become noticeable; in an early stage of development
mandatoryrequired; obligatory
obliterateto destroy entirely; to wipe out completely
pliableeasily shaped or bent, in form or in mind
rummageto search thoroughly and hastily, often chaotically
solemnserious and sincere; revered sincerely and seriously
tedioustiresome due to dullness or length
ungainlylacking grace; clumsy
vilifyto make abusive or slanderous statements about
annihilationtotal destruction

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Creator prestwickhouse
Created February 17, 2009
Group Prestwick House Vocabulary
Subject 8th Grade Vocabulary
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