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Poppy Vocab. Ch. 7-8
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General Vocab
4th Grade
03/07/2016

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a terrible and unexpected event that causes a lot of damage or suffering
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calamity
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prevented something unpleasant from happening; to look away from something so that you do not see it
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averted
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moving away from someone or something
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retreating
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far away from somewhere; feeling alone and unable to meet or speak to other people
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isolated
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very hungrily; starving
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ravenously
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to willingly stop having something you want or doing something you like in order to get something more important
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sacrifice
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questions you ask in order to get information
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inquiries
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continuing for a short time
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brief
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making low crying sounds, or to speak in this way
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whimpering
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made a serious public request for help, money, information, etc.
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appealed
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expressing suffering and sadness in a way that makes you feel pity
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piteously
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moved around the room and talked to lots of different people; mixed together
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mingled
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