8th Grade - 3rd Quarter Vocab Pretest

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Extreme greed for wealth or material gain

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Avarice

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extremely poor and needy

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indigent

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Keep someone in a lower position unjustly

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oppress

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Prejudice or discrimination against another race, believing one's own race is superior.

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Racism

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Producing much fruit, foliage, offspring, or written works.

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Prolific

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Tidal mouth of a large river where stream meets tide.

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estuary

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Sly or cunning intelligence; often deceitful.

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Guile

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A valuable object passed down through generations.

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heirloom

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poison; mean-spirited

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venom

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A sickness, disease, or disorder

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malady