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40
English
9th Grade
01/05/2011

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aloof
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adj.; uninvolved with people or events; remote
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appraised
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verb; looked over; made a judgment about
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averted
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verb; turned away
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bemused
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adj.; caused somebody to be confused or puzzled
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complacently
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adv.; with self-satisfaction; smugly
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contorted
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verb; greatly bent out of shape
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cowering
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verb; cringing or moving backward defensively in fear
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crestfallen
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adj.; downcast, disappointed, or humiliated
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debris
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noun; fragments of something broken into pieces
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derision
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noun; mocking scorn; ridicule
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disarming
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adj.; charming; friendly or trusting
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fawning
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adj.; attempting to please with flattery
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flounced
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verb; moved in an exaggerated or angry way
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gingerly
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adv.; very carefully
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haunches
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haunches: noun; hip, buttocks, or upper thigh of an animal
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imperiously
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adv.; in a haughty or overbearing manner
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indignation
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noun; anger about an unfairness or wrongdoing
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jarred
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verb; shook something abruptly
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jeering
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(participle; adj.); shouting or laughing at someone/something in a mocking or hurtful way
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junctures
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noun; points of union; connections
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lanced
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verb; pierced with a sharp instrument
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liniment
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noun; a pain-relieving cream or ointment
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lumbered
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verb.; moved clumsily or heavily
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mauled
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verb; beat, battered, or tore at a person or animal
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mollified
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adj.; soothed, appeased; calmed
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morosely
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adv.; in a withdrawn or gloomy way
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mottled
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adj.; spotted; marked with different colors
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ominously
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adv.; indicating something bad is going to happen
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plaintively
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adv.; in a sorrowful or melancholy way; mournfully
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pugnacious
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adj.; belligerent or aggressive in nature
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recumbent
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adj.; lying back; resting or leaning
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reprehensible
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adj.; highly unacceptable; deserving criticism
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scoff (at)
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verb; to make fun of; tease
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scudded
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verb; moved swiftly and smoothly
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slough
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verb; to cast something off; shed
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sniveled
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verb; behaved in a whining or self-pitying way
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woe
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noun; grief or distress resulting from serious misfortune
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woodenly
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adv.; in an emotionless, unresponsive manner; like wood
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writhed
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verb; twisted or squirmed, especially from feelings of pain
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wryly
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adv.; in an amusing and ironic way
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