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Chasing Lincoln's Killer
ELA Vocabulary
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8th Grade
09/15/2015

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Prologue
Definition
introduction
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feverently (fervent)
Definition
having or showing great warmth or intensity of spirit, feeling or enthusiasm
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scourge
Definition
something causing misery
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malice
Definition
desire to cause harm
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just
Definition
based on right;keep with truth
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illuminate
Definition
to supply or brighten with light
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tyrant
Definition
a ruler who uses power unjustly
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intimately
Definition
close, personal knowledge
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rebel
Definition
a person who resists authority or tradition
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pro
Definition
in favor of an opinion or proposition
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dialogue
Definition
discussion between two or more people
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vestibule
Definition
a passage, hall or room between the outer door and the interior parts of a house or building
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avenged
Definition
to take satisfaction for (a wrong) by punishing the wrongdoer
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henchmen
Definition
trusted follower
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deception
Definition
trickery
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brute
Definition
purely physical
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menacing
Definition
display of intention to harm
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coagulated
Definition
to gather together or form into a mass or group
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endure
Definition
to undergo (as a hardship); suffer
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bewildered
Definition
confused
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regiment
Definition
a military unit consisting usually of a number of battalions
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epidemic
Definition
an outbreak of sudden rapid growth or spreading
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ascending
Definition
rising
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mayhem
Definition
craziness, chaos
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bonds
Definition
an investment that earns money
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confided
Definition
to show trust in one
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interrogator
Definition
person who questions or seeks answers for information
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tribunal
Definition
a court or place of justice
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profoundly
Definition
characterized by intensity of feeling or quality
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spectacle
Definition
an eye-catching or dramatic public display
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Word part - spec
Definition
look at
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sanctuary
Definition
a safe place
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tarried
Definition
delay or put off
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operatives
Definition
a person or people secretly employed in espionage, (the act of keeping a secret watch for intelligence purposes), for a government
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egotistical
Definition
characteristic of those having an inflated idea of their own importance
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