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Vocabulary Unit 1
Harriet T. - Underground railroad
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8th Grade
09/15/2008
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impetuous
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Acting suddenly, on impulse
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spectral
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ghostly
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peril
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Danger
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specimen
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an individual or object that is taken to portray a group
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somber
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gloomy
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aghast
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terrified; shock
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precedent
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an event that serves as an example for later actions.
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flora
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plants
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fauna
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animals
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prudence
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the quality of behaving with caution and good judgement
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perspective
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a point of view
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delegation
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a group selected as representatives
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expedition
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a group of people making a journey with a specific purpose
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ail
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to feel ill or be in pain
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principle
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a code of good behavior; morality
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contempt
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hatred; hostility
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encroach
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to trespass, intrude
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paraphrase
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restate a writers ideas into your own words
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opinion
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a person's feelings or beliefs
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disparagingly
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in a manner that shows a lack of respect.
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