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Tristan Cabrera, Week 5
Week 5
5
Literature
11th Grade
10/02/2011

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Eschewing
Definition
  • The Order is eschewing any form of transport that is controlled or regulated by the Ministry; they mistrust everything to do with the place.
  • Abstaining or keeping away from
  • es-choo-ing
  • Verb
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Throng
Definition
  • Some of the throng sniggered.
  • A multitude of people assembled together
  • thrawng
  • Noun
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Impertinent
Definition
  • No doubt it would have felt strange, impertininent even, but after all, it had been common knowledge that Dumbledore had taken part in that legendary duel.
  • Intrusive
  • im-pur-tn-uh[image]nt
  • Adjective
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Revulsion
Definition
  • Revulsion and fury rose in him like vomit; he balled up the newspaper and threw it, with all his force, at the wall, where it joined the rest of the rubbish heaped around his overflowing bin.
  • A strong feeling of repugnance or dislike
  • ri-vuhl-shuh[image]n
  • Noun
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Exasperation
Definition
  • Harry looked up at his uncle and felt a mixture of exasperation and amusement.
  • The state of being annoyed or irritated
  • ig-zas-puh-rey-shuh[image]n
  • Noun
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