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Good Night, Mr. Tom Vocabulary pages 285-307
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Literature
7th Grade
01/31/2012

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satchel
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bag for carrying things: a small bag, especially one with shoulder straps used for carrying schoolbooks
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auxiliary
Definition
giving support: acting to support or supplement a group of people
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sonnet
Definition
fourteen-line rhyming poem with set structure: a short poem with 14 lines
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deteriorate
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become or make worse: to become or make something worse in quality, value, or strength
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Spitfires & Hurricanes
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British single-seat fighter aircraft
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amputation
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the cutting off of a part of the body, especially a limb or other appendage
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rationing
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restrict available amount of something: to restrict the amount of something, usually a commodity in short supply, that somebody is allowed to buy, consume, or use
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aspect
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one side or part: a facet, phase, or part of a whole
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divested
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to remove something, usually clothes, from somebody or yourself
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inanimate
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dead or inert: not in a physically live state
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gramophone
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very early record player
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spanner
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wrench with hook on head: a wrench with a hook or pin at one or both ends of the head
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impotently
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powerless: without the strength or power to do anything effective or helpful
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truant
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absent without permission
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sojourn
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brief visit: a short stay at a place
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flamboyant
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audacious; over-the-top of what is generally acceptable for a particular time and place
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