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Chapters 1-10 HOOT Vocabulary
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6th Grade
11/09/2008

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Ambushed
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A sudden attack made from a concealed position
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Vandalism
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deliberately mischievous or malicious destruction or damage of property
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Monetary
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Having to do with money
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Humidity
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humid condition; moistness; dampness
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Skeptical
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showing doubt
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doggedly
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persistent in effort; stubbornly tenacious
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Sarcasm
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sneering or cutting remark
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Menace
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something that threatens to cause evil, harm, injury, etc.; a threat
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Civilized
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polite; well-bred; refined
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Consternation
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A state of paralyzing dismay; fear
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Snidely
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derogatory in a nasty, insinuating manner
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Balefully
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Portending evil; ominous
Harmful or malignant in intent or effect
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Provoke
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to anger, enrage, exasperate; to stir up
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Gored
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to pierce with
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Disgruntled
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displeased and discontented
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Dispatcher
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a person who oversees the departure of trains, airplanes, buses, etc.
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Forthrightly
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going straight to the point; frank; direct; outspoken
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Jounce
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To move or cause to move with bumps and jolts
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Fervidly
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heated or vehement in spirit, enthusiasm
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Remorse
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deep and painful regret for wrongdoing
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Assertive
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Confidently aggressive
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Ponderous
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slow and laborious because of weight
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Vincinity
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the area or region near or about a place
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Emphatic
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expressed or performed with emphasis
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Oblivious
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unmindful; unconscious; unaware
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Truancy
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Failure to attend school
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Skulking
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Lurking
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Paternal
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related on the father's side
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Pungent
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sharply affecting the organs of taste or smell, biting; acrid.
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Perpetrator
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Someone who perpetrates (does) wrongdoing
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Sodden
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Thoroughly soaked ; saturated
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Trussed
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Tied or bound tightly
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Menacingly
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In a threatening way
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Disconcerting
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Causing an emotional disturbance
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Eaves
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the overhanging lower edge of a roof
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Commendable
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to present, mention, or praise
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caustically
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in a biting or cutting manner
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