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"To Build a Fire" and "The Open Boat" Vocabulary
Vocab words from the two stories
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English
11th Grade
11/28/2010

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Conjuncture
Definition

(verb) to infer from inconclusive evidence

(noun) an inerence or judgement based on inclusive or incomplete evidence

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Speculate
Definition

(verb) to assume to be true without conclusive evidence

or

to reflect

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Furrow
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(noun) a long narrow, shallow trench made in the ground by a plow or

a rut, groove or narrow depression or

a deep wrinkle in the skin

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Skirt
Definition

(verb) to pass around rather than across of through or

to evade, as by circumlocution

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Flounder
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(verb) to move clumsily, thrash about; to proceed clumsily in confusion (still able to recover)
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Ebb
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(verb) to fall back from the flood stage (tide); to decline or recede
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Conflagration
Definition
(noun) A large, destructive fire
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Flotsam
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(noun) wreckage or cargo that remains afloat after a ship has sunk
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Sidle
Definition

(verb) to move sideways or

to advance in an unobtrusive, furtive, or coy way

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Poignant
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(adj) keenly distressing to the mind or feelings; profoundly moving or touching
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Apprehension
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(noun) fearful or uneasy anticipation of the future
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Chide
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(verb) to reprimand; to scold midly as to improve
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Imperceptible
Definition

(adj) impossible or difficult to perceive by the mind or senses or

so subtle, slight or gradual as to be barely perceptible

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Mincing
Definition
(adj) affectedly refined or dainty
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Dejection
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(noun) lowness of spirit, depression
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Indifferent
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(adj) uninterested; apathetic; neutral
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Surmount
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(verb) to overcome, to clumb up and across (as in a height or obstacle)
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Tumult
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(noise) noisy commotion (as of a crowd); uproar; great agitation (as of mind or emotions)
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Emphatic
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(adj) done with emphasis; forcible
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Ominous
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(adj) threatening
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Impetuous
Definition

(adj) sudden; impulsive; done with little throught or

rushing, furious

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Diabolical
Definition
(adj) very wicked or cruel
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Clamber
Definition
(verb) to climb with effort or clumsily (esp. using hands and feet)
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Founder
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(verb) to fill with water, as during a storm, and sink (applies to a boat)
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Aberration
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(noun) a deviation from the normal or typical
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Apprehension
Definition
(noun) anxiety, fear, or uneasiness about the future
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