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Vocabulary Unit 9
Night, Elie Wiesel
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English
8th Grade
05/16/2006

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indiscriminately
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arbitrarily, haphazardly, or randomly
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encumbrance
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burden or hindrance
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waif
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orphan or stray
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mysticism
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spirituality or direct communication with or knowledge of God
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decree
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ruling or official announcement
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expound
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explain or elaborate on
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firmament
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heaven, sky or basis or foundation
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premonition
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forewarning, intuition or feeling about the future
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ghetto
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part of a city where a group is forced to live by law, poverty or prejudice
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haggard
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worn, tired or fatigued
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edict
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command, law or proclamation
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truncheon
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club used as a weapon
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hermetically
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in an isolated, solitary or airtight way
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monotonous
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dull or repetitive
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abominable
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vile, horrible or monstrous
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unremittingly
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constantly or without stopping
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antechamber
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entrance, foyer or waiting room
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bestial
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feral, savage or like a beast
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lucidity
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clarity or clearness
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