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BAYOU

a marshy or slowly flowing body of water

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IRADICATE

Irish- irregular

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IMPAIR

verb

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BLAZE

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The FESTIVITY in the room was wonderful.  Everyone was excited for the last day of school

2:  the quality or state of being festive

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COULD

used as a helping verb in the past and as a polite or less forceful alternative to we can.
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LET

lenticel- Lettish

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PEPTIC

adjective

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CIRCLE

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Gage likes to HAM it up like a clown so that he can get out of doing classwork.

to act with exaggerated speech or gestures.

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NARWHAL

an arctic sea mammal that is about 20 feet long , related to dolphins and whales and in the male has a long twisted ivory tusk.

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NONVASCULAR PLANT

nonflowering- nook
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AGORAPHOBIA

Noun

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GRUNT

2

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The OUTLET on the wall stopped working with the electricity went out in the house.

an electrical device into which an appliance may be plugged

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RIMROCK

the top layer or layers of rock on a plateau that remains as a vertical surface after the land near it is worn away

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SIGNAL

sign- silently

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DOUBLE TIME

noun, verb

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NUMBER

13

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Abby was so DRAMATIC when she found out she had a test today.  She cried and complained until her teacher told her to get to work.

attracting attention

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RINGTONE

the sound made by a cell phone to signal an incoming call

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WHIRLIGIG

whirligig-white oak

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ILLEGIBLE

adjective

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REVELATION

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My aunt's house is a MISERABLE place to live.  Her roof leaks, she has holes in the floor, and air conditioning does not work.

1.  shabby in condition or quality

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