Weekly Vocabulary Words for Kids - October 26
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acquaint
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to make familiar
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intervene
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to interfere with something so as to stop, settle, or change
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pompous
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having or showing the attitude of people who speak and behave in a very formal and serious way because they believe that they are better, smarter, or more important than other people
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rapt
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showing complete delight or interest
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saccharine
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too sweet or sentimental : sweet or sentimental in a way that does not seem sincere or genuine
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shaggy
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covered with or made up of a long and tangled growth (as of hair)
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spontaneous
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acting or taking place without outside force or cause
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tweeze
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to pluck, remove, or handle with tweezers
