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"A Mother in Mannville"
Vocabulary
11
Literature
8th Grade
09/06/2010

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Abstracted
Definition

Preoccupied; absent-minded;

lost in thought

I was so busy that I was abstracted about everything else around me.

Term
Ecstasy
Definition

Intense joy

The beautiful fall leaves filled us with ecstasy just being there to be able to enjoy them.

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Impel
Definition

to force to action; to cause

The washed out road impelled us to take another route.

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Savor
Definition

to take great delight in something

The holiday was so wonderful, we wanted to savor every moment.

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Anomalous
Definition

Not following the usual or normal;

abnormal

He very rarely saw his mother, but the boy did not seem to be bothered by the anomalous situation.

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Subterfuge
Definition

A trick or other method used to escape or conceal something

He took responsibility and completed his work without subterfuge.  In other words, he did not try to trick his way out of it.

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Predicated
Definition

Established; assumed

He finished the work without any training or predicated experience.

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Instinctive
Definition

Spontaneous; having a natural tendency to do something

His good manners came so easy to him they seemed to be instinctive; that is, they came naturally.

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Blunt
Definition

Rudely straightforward

Not caring about others' feelings, her answer was a little too blunt.

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Tenacious
Definition

1. Holding fast

               2. Stubborn; persistent

1. He had a tenacious grip on my arm.

2. She has a tenacious attitude toward her school work. She works very hard.

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Enmity
Definition

a feeling of hostility or ill-will

He did not want to do the job; he looked upon it with enmity.

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