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Roll of Thunder Hear My Cry
Chapter 1-2
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English
6th Grade
10/21/2012

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Mortgage
Definition
repayment of money borrowed for property
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Plantation
Definition
An un usually large farm or estate
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Audible
Definition
being able to be heard
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Sharecropping

 

Definition
when a farmer works on land and in exchange for a share of the crop
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Loitering
Definition
to hang around somwhere for no good reason
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Maverick
Definition
someone who refused to obey the rules
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Welts
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a ridge or bump on the skin caused by a lash or blow
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Emaciate
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 cause to become very thick
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Sinewy
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vigorous strength; muscular power
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Disposition
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 an attitude or mood of someone
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Raucous 
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having a rough or rowdy manner

 

 

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Indiginant
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being angry about something that does not seem fair
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Dubious 
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doubtful
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Unduanted
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fearless
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Gully
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 a ditch thats made by running water after heavy rains
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Chignon
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 a roll or knot of hair worn at the back of the head
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 Diction 
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style of speaking or writing as dependent upon choice of words
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Pensive
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thinking on sad things
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Scarlet
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bright red
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Meticulous
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showing extreme care about details
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