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Chapter 17
Becoming Naomi Leon Chapter 17 Vocabulary
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6th Grade
04/05/2012

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lounged
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to pass time idly and indolently
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saddles
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a seat for a rider on the back of a horse or other animal.
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compelling
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having a powerful and irresistible effect; requiring acute admiration, attention, or respect
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commemorative
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to honour or keep alive the memory of
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bobbed
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a short, jerky motion
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skirted
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to avoid, go around the edge of, or keep distant from (something that is controversial, risky, etc.
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gazebo
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a structure, as an open or latticework pavilion or summerhouse, built on a site that provides an attractive view.
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terra-cotta
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a hard, fired clay, brownish-red in color when unglazed, that is used for architectural ornaments and facings, structural units, pottery, and as a material for sculpture.
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pleading
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to use arguments or persuasions, as with a person, for or against something:
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