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Chapter 3
A Long Way From Chicago
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General Vocab
5th Grade
10/21/2015

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skittish
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easily scared
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chigger
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a tiny mite whose parasitic larvae live on or under the skin of warm-blooded animals
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mirage
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something that appears real or possible but is not in fact so
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tassel
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a tuft of loosely hanging threads, cords, or other material knotted at one end and attached for decoration to home furnishings, clothing, or other items.
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bootlegger
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A person who  sells or transport (alcoholic liquor) for sale illegally. or produce, distribute, or sell without permission or ...
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pivot
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the central point, pin, or shaft on which a mechanism turns or oscillates.
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prohibition
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the prevention by law of the manufacture and sale of alcohol, especially in the US between 1920 and 1933.


the action of forbidding something, especially by law.

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