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Vocabulary Chapter 1
Vocabulary
16
Literature
8th Grade
12/21/2012

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personnel
Definition
the people employed by or active in a business or organization
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poverty
Definition
the state of being extremely poor
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rancor
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bitter, long-lasting resentment
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quarters
Definition
place of residence
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docile
Definition
submissive; gentle
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anxiety
Definition
feelings of uneasiness and distress
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immigrant
Definition
one who leaves one country to settle permanently in another
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mortgage
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a legal promise to a bank that if you don’t make the agreed upon payments, the property being paid for will become the bank’s property; house payment
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improvident
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improvident
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disheveled
Definition
messy; dirty; not neat
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refuge
Definition
haven; place providing shelter or protection; place where one feels comfortable and accepted
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improvising
Definition
to invent, compose, or recite without preparation; making it up as you go along
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sullen
Definition
sulky; pouty
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brusque
Definition
abrupt or short in behavior or speech
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compassionate
Definition
feeling or showing sympathy or compassion
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callous
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emotionally hardened or unfeeling
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