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Friday, July 3, 2009

Vocab Lesson #2

Vacation:

a respite or a time of respite from something : intermission
a scheduled period during which activity (as of a court or school) is suspended
a period of exemption from work granted to an employee
a period spent away from home or business in travel or recreation
an act or an instance of vacating

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Thursday, June 25, 2009

Vocab Lesson #1

Surprise:

to attack unexpectedly
to capture by an unexpected attack
to take unawares
to detect or elicit by a taking unawares
to strike with wonder or amazement especially because unexpected intransitive verb
to cause astonishment or surprise

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