Vocabulary Workshop Level C - Unit 9

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fend

Back

(v.) to ward off, resist; to get along, manage

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CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

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pertinent

Back

(adj.) related to the matter at hand, to the point

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CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

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apt

Back

(adj.) suitable, fitting, likely; quick to learn

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CCSS.L.3.2F

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defile

Back

(v., trans.) to make unclean or dirty, destroy the purity of; (v., intrans.) to march in a single line or in columns; (n.) a narrow passage; gorge, canyon

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CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

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predominant

Back

(adj.) the greatest in strength or power; most common

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CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

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disgruntled

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(adj.) unhappy, dissatisfied, or annoyed

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CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

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encroach

Back

(v.) to intrude on a person's territory or rights

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CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

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endow

Back

(v.) to provide with a quality, ability, or asset

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CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

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impunity

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(n.) exemption from punishment or freedom from the injurious consequences of an action

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CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.1E

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mein

Back

(n.) a person's look or manner, especially one of a particular kind indicating their character or mood

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CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.1E