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The Eruption of Mount Shasta
Vocabulary
19
English
6th Grade
02/21/2012

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Accumulated
Definition
To build up or collect over a period of time
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Aspired
Definition
Hoped to become
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Avalanche
Definition
A mass of loosened snow, earth, or rock suddenly sliding down a mountain
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Composed
Definition
To appear to have one's emotions under control
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Descending
Definition
Moving downward
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Disoriented
Definition
Lost or confused
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Fend
Definition
To survive alone without anyone's help
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Generated
Definition
Produced or created
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Heroism
Definition
The qualities and actions of being a hero
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Imploring
Definition
Pleading or begging desperately and honestly
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Intermingled
Definition
Mixed together
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Irony
Definition
A series of strangely similar or connected events with an unexpected twist that is either funny or tragic
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Oblivious
Definition
Completely unaware
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Obnoxious
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Unpleasant and irritating
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Pumice
Definition
A light, porous volcanic rock
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Spewing
Definition
Spitting out vast quantities
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Surge cloud
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A giant, deadly cloud of hot ash, dust, rock particles, and gases that falls to Earth after an explosive eruption
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Therapy
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The treatment of physical or mental problems; in the context of this story, the treatment of mental problems through talking with a counselor
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Unconvincingly
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Stated with doubt
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