Wordly Wise Grade 8 Lesson 15

Mrs. Dare (United States of America)
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  1. ascertain
    learn or discover with confidence
  2. chastise
    scold or criticize severely
  3. cull
    remove something that has been rejected
  4. defer
    yield to another's wish or opinion
  5. desist
    stop performing some action
  6. discredit
    the state of being held in low esteem
  7. encroach
    advance beyond the usual limit
  8. foreboding
    a feeling of evil to come
  9. humane
    marked by concern with the alleviation of suffering
  10. irrational
    not consistent with or using reason
  11. lurid
    glaringly vivid and graphic; marked by sensationalism
  12. perpetuate
    cause to continue or prevail
  13. restive
    in a very tense state
  14. stamina
    enduring strength and energy
  15. surveillance
    close observation of a person or group
Created on Mon Nov 18 11:52:22 EST 2013

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