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Unit 1
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Language - English
10/25/2007
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fierce

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wild or threatening in appearance
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treacherous
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not safe because of hidden dangers
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prospect
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something that could happen in the future
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ineffectively
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uselessly
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alarmingly
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filled with a sense of danger
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timid

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shy; feeling or showing a lack of courage
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enviously
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with jealousy
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mock
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pretend; fake
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snare
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a trap
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cunning
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tricky
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troublesome
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causing problems or difficulties
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feisty
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full of energy; spirited

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energetic
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having energy; spirited
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mild mannered
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gentle in nature
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pesky
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annoying
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racket
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noise indicating confusion
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commotion
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noisy disturbance
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captivity
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being held and confined
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appetizing
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arousing the desire for food
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reconsider
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think about again
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austronaut
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a person who travels in space
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excelled
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did better than others
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specialized
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concentrated on one activity or subject
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simulates
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imitates
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techniques
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ways of handling something
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fugitives
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persons who run away
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sympathetic
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showing kind feelings toward others
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asserted
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said firmly
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abolitionist
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a person who wants to end slavery
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indignantly
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with anger
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comfortable
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pleasant; easy to live in
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overlapping
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covering part of something
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plunged
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dived or fell suddenly
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hurtled
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moved quickly
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