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Book Thief Vocab
Test Friday
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English
10th Grade
03/21/2012

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unsavory
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socially or morally objectionable or offensive
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berating
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To scold; rebuke
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emulate
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Try to equal; imaitate with effort to equal or surpass
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bewildered
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Completely puzzled or confused; perplexed
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dissipated
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To become scattered or dispersed
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foreboding
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to indicate beforehand, especially evil
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futility
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ineffectiveness; uselessness
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cynicism
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Bitterly or sneeringly distrustful, pessimistic
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disconcerting
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Causing a feeling of disturbance, embarrassnent,; peruturbing; worrying
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flippant
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Disrespectful, shallow, or lacking in seriousness
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euphoric
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A feeling of happiness, confidence, or well-being
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audacious
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Recklessly brave; fearless
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precarious
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Exposed to or involving danger; perilous; risky
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fervent
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Having or showing great intensity of spirit, feeling or enthusiasm
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illustrious
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Glorious, as deeds or works
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surreal
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Having the disorienting, hallucinatory quality of a dream; unreal
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immutable
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Unchangeable
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innocuously
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Inoffensively; harmlessly
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repertoire
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Entire stock of skills, techniques, or devices used in a particular field or occupation
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formidable
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Causing fear, apprehension, or dread
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abhorrence
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A feeling of extreme repugnance or aversion or loathing
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genially
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warmly and pleasantly cheerful, cordial
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pensive
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Expressing or revealing thoughtfulness, usually marked by some sadness
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