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Aow # 6 vocab- chile miner and Freedom Writers vocab
21-24
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English
9th Grade
10/24/2010

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Spoils
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Profits or prizes
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Gritty
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Resolute and couragous ; tough
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Provinvicial
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Belonging or peculiar to some peticular province ; local
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Odyssey
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A long series of wanderings or adventures especially when filled with notable experiences, hardships etc.
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Vain
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Excessivley proud of or concerneda about ones own appearence, qualities, achievments etc
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Solidarity
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Unity, community, cooperation
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Periphery
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The external boundary of any surface or area
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Scoffed
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To speak derisively; mock; jeer
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Compelling
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Having a powerful and irresistable effect
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Meticulosy
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Taking or showering extreme care about minute details; precise; thorough
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FREEDOM WRITERS VOCABULARY
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21 - 24
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Symbolize
Definition
to represent, express or identify by a symbol
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Tolerance
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the act of reconizing and respecting the beliefs, views or practices of others
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Validate
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Respectfully acknowledging another's identity and opinions
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Witness
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1 who can give a first hand account of somethings seen; heard or experienced
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