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Swallowing Stones Vocabulary Words List Three
This set contains the vocabulary words from Chapters 9-12 of Swallowing Stones by Joyce McDonald
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Literature
8th Grade
09/22/2010

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cicadas

Definition
familyof stout-bodied insects that have a wide blunt head and large transparent wings
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hypocrite

Definition
Someone who does not practice what they preach/do what they say, a fraud
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wiry

Definition
thin, slender, skinny yet strong
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deceit

Definition
not true, lies, deception, tricking
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audible

Definition
loud enough to be heard or understood
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renegade

Definition
not controllable, unconventional not typical or normal
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inconspicuous

Definition
not readily noticeable, hidden, unable to be seen
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circumstantial

Definition
relating to something but not essential, incidental
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preoccupation

Definition
a distraction, something holding your prior attention
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allegedly

Definition
believe to be true without proof or evidence, supposedly true
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maneuvers

Definition
a movement, action or activity
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