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8th Grade Unit 13
Question | Answer |
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to change to suit conditions | adapt |
to bear witness | attest |
to fit together exactly | dovetail |
an exceedingly evil act | enormity |
to hesitate, stumble | falter |
a warning that something bad will happen | foreboding |
sad and lonely | forlorn |
chillingly proud and scornful | haughty |
a physical defect | impediment |
necessary, urgent | imperative |
to linger in an aimless way | loiter |
to pretend and illness to avoid work | malinger |
short but full of meaning | pithy |
to rob by force during wartime | plunder |
to smile or speak in a silly forced way | simper |
firmly fixed | steadfast |
much boasted about | vaunted |
to abuse maliciously | vilify |
a person without a home or friend | waif |
twisted, turned to one side | wry |