Vocabulary - Ch. 8

blatant
- Very obvious, often offensively so
- unmistakable
blight
- Something that weakens, damages, or destroys
- something that harms
contrive
- To plan cleverly; to think up
- to think up
garble
- To mix up or confuse (as a story or message); scramble
- to jumble
gaunt
- Thin and bony
- very thin
gloat
- To feel or express delight or self-satisfaction, often spitefully
- to be overly self-satisfied
immaculate
- Perfectly clean
- spotless
plagiarism
- Using someone else's writings or ideas as one's own
- the stealing of ideas
qualm
- An uneasy feeling about how right or proper a particular action is
- a guilty feeling
retaliate
- To return an injury for an injury; pay back
- to take revenge

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Vocabulary - Ch. 8

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Chapter 8 vocabulary - Improving Vocabulary Skills 4th Edition

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2011-09-20T01:52:19Z

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