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Reconcile
  • After so many years of feuding, it will be
    difficult for the brothers to reconcile and begin
    anew.

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Reconcile
  • Verb
  • To restore to friendship to settle to resign
    (ones self)
  • REC-on-cile
  • Synonyms- unite, conciliate, mend fences
  • Antonyms- antagonize, alienate, drive a wedge
    between.
  • "Handshake." Free Digital Photos. 2009. 21 May.
    2009. lt www.freedigitalphotos.net/details.php?gid
    93...gt.

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Buoyant
  • The boat remained buoyant despite the turbulent
    water.

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(adj)
  • Able to floateasily, able to hold things up,
    cheerful, hopeful
  • Synonyms blithe. Jaunty, lighthearted, animated
  • Antonyms downcast, depressed, gloomy, morose

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Before the building could start, the foreman must
determine where to put the cornerstone for the
building.
  • CORNERSTONE

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Corner Stone(n) the starting point of a
building a fundamental principle of an
element.Synonymsfoundation, base,
underpinning, support.
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  • The loss at the Battle of Cannes was a massive
    debacle for the Romans.

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Debacledi bäk ?l
  • N.) An overwhelming defeat, rout, a complete
    collapse or failure

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Works Cited
  • "Leigonnaire." GAZ 3D models. copyrite 2009. GAZ
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  • GLIB

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Glib
  • (ADJ) fluent in a superficial or insincere way
  • The student was very glib about other peoples
    appearance.

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Influx
  • When the levees broke, a massive influx of water
    engulfed New Orleans.

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Influx
  • (n.) Inflow
  • In flux
  • Syn. inrush, invasion, inpour
  • Ant. outpour, exodus, departure

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SHACKLE
  • Rajal Schrubb

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SHACK-le
  • (Verb) to put into chains (noun, usually pl.) a
    chain or fetter
  • (V) The suspect was to be shackled before
    entering the plane
  • (N) The Prince was bound in heavy shackles and
    then thrown into the dungeon.

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Shackle
  • The pirate was shackled and put in prison for
    stealing.

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Shackle
  • SHAK el
  • Verb
  • Definition to put into chains
  • Noun (usually plural form shackles)
  • Definition a chain, fetter
  • Synonyms (v.) manacle, enslave (n.) handcuffs,
    bonds, irons
  • Antonyms (v.) free, unfetter, emancipate,
    liberate

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Works Cited
  • "63'' Shackled Pirate." Creep Closet. 19 May 2009
    lthttp//www.creepycloset.com/catalog/item/1958390/
    3596409.htmgt.

Steph Rouillard !
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Cordial
  • Adj Our aunts cordial welcome made us all feel
    right at home in her huge, drafty, Victorian
    house
  • Noun Grasshopper pie is made not with
    grasshoppers but with crème de menthe, a cordial.

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Noun Adjective
  • Definition adj in a friendly manner, hearty
    cheery
  • Noun a liqueur
  • Synonyms adj hospitable, affable, warm,
    convivial
  • Antonyms adj gruff, unfriendly, unsociable

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exonerate
  • The prisoner was set free after ten years, thanks
    to new evidence that exonerated him of all
    charges.

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exonerate
  • (v)
  • (eg zan e rat)
  • To clear from a charge or accusation.
  • Syn absolve, acquit, vindicate, exculpate
  • Ant implicate, incriminate, inculpate

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Cleave
It is possible to cleave a ripe coconut neatly in
two with just one swing of a machete.
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Verb
  • cleave
  • to cut or split open to cling to
  • Synonyms sever, halve, sunder, adhere, clasp
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    hop.JPGgt

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Haphazard
  • The way the person placed the junk was so
    haphazard that it was hard to find what he needed

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Haphazard
  • (adj.)
  • -/-
  • By chance, not planned lacking order
  • S random, accidental
  • A Deliberate, orderly

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Pedigree
  • Despite his impressive pedigree, the colt showed
    little enthusiasm for racing.

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Pedigree
  • (n.) a list of ancestors, family tree, the
    history or origins of something.
  • ped i gree
  • Synonyms lineage, ancestory, genealogy.

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Devitalize
  • The long, dark winter, with its cold rain and
    gloomy skies, devitalized her usually buoyant
    spirit.

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Devitalize
  • Verb
  • To make weak or lifeless
  • Synonyms Enfeeble, sap, enervate
  • Antonyms Enliven, stimulate, energize, excite

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Works Cited
  • Clip Art Rain, May 5th 2009

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After the earthquake, stunned villagers were
forced to improvise shelters from the debris
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Improvise
  • (V.) To compose or perform without preparation
    to construct from available materials.

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Embroil
  • The two countries were embroiled in a war.

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Embroil
  • (v) to involve in a conflict or difficulty to
    throw into confusion
  • Synonyms-entangle, ensnarl
  • Antonyms-disentangle, separate, disconnect
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36
Influx
  • An influx of arctic air has brought unseasonably
    cold weather to half the country.

37
Influx
  • (in? fl?x)
  • (n.)
  • A coming in, inflow
  • Syn inpouring, inrush, invasion
  • Ant outpouring, exodus, departure

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ThreadbareJimmy Sullivan
  • That woman's cloths are so threadbare that it
    would be wise of her to get new ones as soon as
    possible

39
Threadbare
  • Adj.
  • Shabby, old town
  • SYN frayed, ragged
  • ANT luxurious, plush, costly

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Shackle
  • The guards attempted to SHCAKLE the prisoner
    before allowing him to board the waiting airplane.

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Shackle
  • POS - Verb or adjective
  • Syn.
  • (V)-manacle, enslave (N)-handcuffs, bonds, irons
  • Ant.
  • (V)-free, unfetter, emancipate, liberate

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Cordial
  • Our aunts cordial welcome made us all feel right
    at home in her huge, Victorian house.

43
WorksCited
  • http//pbskids.org/arthur/friends/images/rollovers
    /grandma_home.gif

44
  • The home owners decided to put an annex onto
    their home.

45
Annex
  • VERB to add to attach
  • NOUN an attachment or addition
  • SYN join, acquire, appropriate, procure

46
Cleave
  • It is possible to cleave a coconut in two with
    just one swing of a machete.

47
Cleave
  • (v.) To cut or split open to cling to
  • Synonyms sever, halve, sunder, adhere,
    clasp

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Works Cited
  • Coconut. Google Images. lthttp//images.google.c
    om/images?hl enrlz1T4ADBR_enUS324US324u m1sa
    1qcoconutaqfoqgt.

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Profuse
  • His sweat was profusely pouring off his face as
    he crossed the finish line.

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Pro fyusadj.
  • Very abundant given or flowing freely
  • Synonyms extravagant, lavish, bounteous,
    plentifous
  • Antonyms sparse, scanty, meager, insufficient

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Cordial
  • My Grandmother makes a raspberry cordial every
    year around Christmas time.

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Cordial
  • (Adj) in a friendly manner
  • (n) a liqueur
  • Synonyms hospitable, warm
  • Antonyms gruff, unfriendly

53
Embroil
  • As the two men were trying to construct a
    building, they were embroiled in a dispute over
    how tall the building was supposed to be.

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EM-BROIL
  • (v.)
  • To involve in a conflict or difficulty to throw
    into confusion
  • Synonyms entangle, ensnarl
  • Antonyms disentangle, separate, disconnect
  • Works Cited
  • Shostak, Jerome. Vocabulary Workshop. New
    York. Sadlier-Oxford. 2005.

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Precipitous
  • The novice hikers were very nervous as they
    carefully negotiated the precipitous mountain
    trail.

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(Adj.) very steep
  • Synonyms
  • Sheer
  • Abrupt
  • Sharp
  • Antonyms
  • Gradual
  • Shallow
  • Graded

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Pedigree
  • Despite his impressive pedigree the colt showed
    little enthusiasm for racing.

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Pedigree
  • Noun
  • List of ancestors, family tree the history or
    origins of something
  • Syn lineage, ancestry, genealogy
  • Work cited Google.com 5/18/09
  • http//www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/arcrawfo/images/
    Family_Tree_img.jp

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  • Since the Salesman had such glib answers the
    family never returned to the store

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glib
  • Adjective
  • Ready and fluent in speech thoughtless,
    insincere
  • http//www.gayleroberts.com/blog/uploaded_images/s
    alesman-724994.jpg
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