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The Ransom of Red Chief
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Literature
8th Grade
10/12/2009

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Term
calliope
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An instrument fitted with steam whistles, played by a keyboard
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philoprogenitiveness
Definition
Love for one's own children.
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bas-relief
Definition
Slightly raised; a kind of sculpture carved so that figures stand out only slightly from the background's flat surface.
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ransom
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A price or payment demanded in return for the release of property or a person.
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diatribe
Definition
Bitter abusive criticism.
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pervade
Definition
To be present throughout.
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collaborate
Definition
Work together.
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comply
Definition
To do what one is told.
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surreptitiously
Definition
In a sneaky way.
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palatable
Definition
Able to be eaten.
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proposition
Definition
A suggested plan.
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commend
Definition
To praise.
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impudent
Definition
Offensively disrespectful.
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abberation
Definition
A move from the normal to the abnormal.
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apparition
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A sudden or unusual sight. A ghostly figure; a specter.
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dassent
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Dare not.
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decry
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To condemn openly.
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depredation
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The act or an instance of plundering; robbery; pillage
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cauterized
Definition
To burn or sear with a cautery, as in surgical procedures.
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undeleterious
Definition
Harmless.
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