Wordly Wise Grade 8 Lesson 7

Mrs. Dare (United States of America)
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  1. claustrophobia
    a morbid fear of being closed in a confined space
  2. colleague
    an associate that one works with
  3. condescend
    behave in a patronizing manner
  4. contingent
    determined by conditions or circumstances that follow
  5. daunt
    cause to lose courage
  6. protract
    lengthen in time; cause to be or last longer
  7. replica
    copy that is not the original
  8. deluge
    a heavy rain
  9. dispel
    cause to separate and go in different directions
  10. dub
    new sounds added to a soundtrack
  11. fanfare
    a short lively tune played on brass instruments
  12. fledgling
    young bird that has just become capable of flying
  13. inane
    devoid of intelligence
  14. mettle
    the courage to carry on
  15. negligible
    so small as to be meaningless; insignificant
Created on Mon Nov 18 11:02:22 EST 2013

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