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Among the Hidden
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38
Literature
6th Grade
03/17/2011

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painstakingly
Definition
very slowly and carefully
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pantomime
Definition
tell a story without using words, only hand and body gestures and facial expressions
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permit
Definition
to allow or give permission
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plausible
Definition
it sounds like it could be true
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plot
Definition
a small piece of land or a scheme to get someone or something
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population
Definition
the total number of people in an area
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preponderance
Definition
superior in every way
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prime
Definition
perfect
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pristine
Definition
clean
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propaganda
Definition
news given by ones opinion of what is going on, not necessarily the truth
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propel
Definition
push or to make go forward
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rally
Definition
to assemble together; join the same cause
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random
Definition
by chance
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reappear
Definition
to show up again
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reliving
Definition
going back over something that has happened, usually in the mind
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repeal
Definition
to take back; to undo a law
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resign
Definition
quit
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resolutely
Definition
firmly, determinately, unwavering
set your mind to it
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retrieve
Definition
fetch
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rugged
Definition
rough
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sanctuary
Definition
a safe place
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sequence
Definition
a pattern or the order in which something happens
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shudder
Definition
get a cold chill because your scared or upset
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skiddish
Definition
nervous and jittery
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sporadically
Definition
wildly
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sting operation
Definition
set people up to get caught doing something wrong
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stupefied
Definition
dumb founded; can't believe something happened
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survey
Definition
to ask questions of a bunch of people to find out what the whole population would like
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taboo
Definition
shouldn't speak about it; banned or prohibited
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theoretically
Definition
what you would expect to happen
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trail
Definition
a path or to follow someone without them knowing it
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trace
Definition
to follow the evidence back to the bad guy
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tramp
Definition
a homeless person; or to stomp on
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universal
Definition
world wide
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unseasonably
Definition
warmer or colder than usual
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vegetarian
Definition
doesn't eat meat
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vent
Definition
air comes out of it or to let off steam when you are mad by screaming, etc.
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voila
Definition
"ta-da" or presto or there it is
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