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Preacher's Boy
Ch. 13-15 Vocabulary
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Literature
7th Grade
04/12/2011

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handkerchief
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n. a small piece of linen, silk, or other fabric, usually square, and used especially for wiping one's nose, eyes, face, etc., or for decorative purposes
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lament
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v. to feel, show, or express grief, sorrow, or regret.
to mourn deeply.
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testify
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v. to state or declare under oath or affirmation, usually in court.
to declare, profess, or acknowledge openly.
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knickers
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n. loose-fitting short trousers gathered in at the knees.
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vestibule
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n. a passage, hall, or antechamber between the outer door and the interior parts of a house or building
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succumb
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v. to give way to superior force; yield; to yield to disease, wounds, old age, etc.; die.
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reluctant
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adj. unwilling
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handbill
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n. a small printed notice, advertisement, or announcement, usually for distribution by hand.
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primer
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n. an elementary book for teaching children to read
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greenhorn
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n. an untrained or inexperienced person
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