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Anne Frank vocab
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English
6th Grade
03/20/2013

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Assure
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to inform or tell positively; state with confidense; to pledge or promise; confirm
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Absurd
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illogical; untrue; contrary to common sense
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Anxiety
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an uneasiness of the mind caused byfear or misfortune; distress
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Ardent
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passionate; having intense feelings; intensely devoted
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Plague
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any widespread misfortune or evil; any cause of trouble
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Varnish
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gloss; transparent coating
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prejudice
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unfavorable opinion or feeling formed beforehand or without knowledge, thought, or reason
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Clasp
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a firm grasp or grip; a tight embrace
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Bustle
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to move or act with a great show of energy
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Spectacles
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eyeglasses, especially with pieces passing over or around the ears for holding them in place
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Imploring
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to beg urgently or piteously for aid, mercy, or pardon
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Communal
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used or shared in common by everyone in a group; participated in by the public
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Penetrate
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to pierce or pass into or through
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Capitulation
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the document containing the terms of a surrender
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Virtuous
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confroming to moral and ethnic principels; morally excellent
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Inquisitive
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research; asking questions; earger for knowledge; intellectually curious
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Tranquility
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calmness; peacefulness; quiet; serenity
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Percision
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accuracy; exactness
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