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Short Stories Vocab
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English
9th Grade
01/27/2011

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Deduction
Definition
n: reduction, subtraction

n: a logical conclusion
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Blanched
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v: to whiten, bleach
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Dense
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adj: crowded or compact, closely compacted together
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Hubbub
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n: a loud noise, as of many voices
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Intravenously
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adv: though or straight into a vein
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Malaria
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n: a disease transferred by mosquitoes and marked by high fever & dehydration
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Manifold
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adj: numerous, many
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Metropolis
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n: a large, busy city
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Morose
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adj: gloomy, sad, depressed
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Oppressive
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adj: unjustly harsh or burdensome
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Pauper
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n: a very poor person
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Premature
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adj: happening before the intended time
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Sarcasm
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n: hash or bitter irony, mean-spirited humor
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Serum
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n: animal fluid

n: an antivenom
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Tiara
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n: a crown worn by women
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