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Match the twelve definitions below to the vocabulary words on the right. A---Important; consequential B---A dead body, esp. a human one intended for dissection; corpse C---To provide with an incentive or goal; to impel or incite D---Any offensive action, attack or procedure; an unprovoked invasion of territorial rights; practice of making assaults; hostility toward or attack upon another (overt, verbal, gestural) E---The occurrence of events that happen at the same time and by accident but seem to have some connection F---To turn aside or away from the main topic or argument in speaking or writing; deviate; swerve G---Act or fact of being raised in position or rank; act of furthering the growth and development of something (sale of merchandise) H---Advocating progress or reform esp. in political or social matters; employing more liberal ideas, new methods; advancing; going (moving) forward or onward I---A rhythmic sequence or flow of sounds in language; the beat, time or measure of rhythmical motion or activity J---Occurring unexpectedly or by chance; happening through carelessness and often with unfortunate results K---Forcible or passive resistance to lawful authority; concerted revolt against discipline or a superior officer; rebellion L---Often capitalized; a member of a national legislative body of the US (Senate, House of Representatives); an individual who is part of a supreme legislative body of a nation

Twelve vocabulary words with the roots of GRAD-GRESS, MOT-MOB-MUT and CAS-CAD-CID. ____1 congressman ____2 mutiny ____3 promotion ____4 cadaver ____5 digress ____6 accidentally ____7 momentous ____8 progressive ____9 coincidence ____10 motivate ____11 aggression ____12 cadence

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Try our other Session #127 exercises:
Definition MATCH: ["S127Level 2 Match-you are here"] -- ["S127Level 1 Match"] -- ["S127Level 3 Match"]
Fill-in-the-blanks: ["S127Level 1-FITB-you are here"] -- ["S127Level 2-FITB"] -- ["S127Level 3-FITB"]
Synonym/Antonym Encounters: [S127Level 1-Syn/Ant] -- [S127Level 2-Syn/Ant] -- [S127Level 3-Syn/Ant]
Is It True or False?: ["S127Level 1 T/F"] -- ["S127Level 2 T/F"] -- ["S127Level 3 T/F"]
Find the Words: ["S127Level 1 WF"] -- ["S127Level 2 WF"] -- ["S127Level 3 WF"]
Crosswords: ["S127Level 1-C/W"] -- ["S127Level 2-C/W"] -- ["S127Level 3-C/W"]
Return to interactive puzzles at: ["S127 Level 1"] -- ["S127 Level 2"] -- ["S127 Level 3"]

Reminder:
Don't forget to complete other activities and educational exercises from our current Session #138:

Interactive puzzles at grade level: ["S138 Level 1"] -- ["S138 Level 2"] -- ["S138 Level 3"]
Crosswords: ["S138Level 1 C/W"] -- ["S138Level 2 C/W"] -- ["S138Level 3 C/W"]
Find the Words: ["S138Level 1 WF"] -- ["S138Level 2 WF"] -- ["S138Level 3 WF"]
Fill-in-the-Blanks: ["S138Level 1-FITB"] -- ["S138Level 2-FITB"] -- ["S138Level 3-FITB"]
Synonym/Antonym Encounters: [S138Level 1-Syn/Ant] -- [S138Level 2-Syn/Ant] -- [S138Level 3-Syn/Ant]
Definition MATCH: ["S138Level 1-Match"] -- ["S138Level 2-Match"] -- ["S138Level 3-Match"]
Is It True or False?: ["S138Level 1 T/F"] -- ["S138Level 2 T/F"] -- ["S138Level 3 T/F"]
Contextual Stories: ["S138Level 1 Story"] -- ["S138Level 2 Story"] -- ["S138Level 3 Story"]

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