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Abuela Invents the Zero
SCR
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English
9th Grade
09/14/2009

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Term
shawl
Definition
a square of oblong piece of fabric used especially by a woman as a loose covering for the head or shoulders.
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escort
Definition
one accompanying another, as for protection
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Pope
Definition
the head of the Roman Catholic Church
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compromise
Definition
come to a mutual agreement
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Mass
Definition
a sequence of prayers and ceremonies forming the Eucharistic of the Roman Catholic Church
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obligation
Definition
dutiful celebration in the church, something you have to do
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bizarre
Definition
odd, eccentric
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purgatory
Definition
Catholic Church belief of an intermediate state after death for expiatory purification
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senile
Definition
exhibiting loss of mental abilities because of old age
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barrio
Definition
a district of town in a Spanish community
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periscope
Definition
a tubular optical instrument, enabling an observer to get an otherwise blocked field of view
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communion
Definition
a ceremony in the Christian Church
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congregation
Definition
an assembly of persons meeting for worship
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