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Lit Vocab
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Literature
7th Grade
12/04/2009

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Bluff
Definition
to mislead or deceives; to fake
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conviction
Definition
a strong belief
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ferocity
Definition
extreme fierceness intensity
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scowl
Definition
to look by drawing the eyebrows together and frowning
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linger
Definition
to continue to stop, delay leaving
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barren
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empty, deserted
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frail
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delicate; weak and fragile
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presentable
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tit to be seen by people
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chaotic
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confused; disordered
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convoluted
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difficult to understand; complicated
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ethnicity
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a racial, national, or cultural heritage
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merge
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to blend together
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specify
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to make know or identify
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initial
Definition
first
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inevitable
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impossible to avoid or prevent
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exuberantly
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full or enthusiasm or joy
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gaunt
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thin and bony
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intricate
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arrange in a complex way
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wince
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to shrinks in pain or distress
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menacing
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threatening
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combatant
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fighter
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migrant
Definition
moving from place to place
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priority
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something that must receive attention first
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prominent
Definition
well-known widely recognized
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compassionate
Definition
having sympathy for the suffering of other
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legacy
Definition
something handed down from an ancestor or from the past
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habitual
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established by long use
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viscosity
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neighbor hood
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simultaneously
Definition
hopping or done at the same time
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assiduously
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in a steady hard working way
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elusive
Definition
escaping from capture as by daring cleverness or skill
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retribution
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punishment for bad behavior
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eminent
Definition
better than most other very famous
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virtuous
Definition
morally good honorable
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rehabilitate
Definition
to restore to useful life as through therapy and education
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consolation
Definition
something that comforts
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cower
Definition
to crouch or shrink down in fears
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cunningly
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in a clear way that is meant to shrink or deceive
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revive
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to become conscious ; wake up
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scuttle
Definition
to run quickly with moves
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