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9/4/07-Intensive Reading
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Literature
7th Grade
09/04/2007

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conventional
Definition
usual, traditional
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predatory
Definition
stealing from or hurting others
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forerunners
Definition
one who leads a group, leader
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alcove
Definition
small room or opening out of a room
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welter
Definition
to roll, toss, or wallow.
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hustle
Definition
to jostle, push, or shove roughly
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trot
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to go at a quick, steady pace; move briskly; bustle; hurry
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bachelor
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an unmarried man
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league
Definition
an association of individuals having a common goal
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peer
Definition
to look or stare purposely
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impasse
Definition
not being able to pass through, a position or situation from which there is no escape
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brindle
Definition
light brownish, yellow or grayish with steaks or spots of brown.
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cohorts
Definition
companions or associates
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decoy
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a person who entices or lures another person or thing, as into danger, a trap, or the like
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absurdly
Definition
done in a irrational, silly, ludicrous, crazy way
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menace
Definition
something that threatens
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