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December 14 Vocabulary Quiz
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12/13/2005

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jeering
Definition
to speak or cry out in derision
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manger
Definition
a trough or open box for livestock feed or fodder
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woe
Definition
deep suffering from misfortune
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confided
Definition
to have or show faith in
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confided
Definition
to have or show faith in
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reassured
Definition
to restore confidence
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earnestly
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serioiiusly intent and sober
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coarse
Definition
made of large particles
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writhed
Definition
to twist and turn this way and that
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battered
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old or worn
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hoarse
Definition
rough and harsh in sounds
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sniveled
Definition
to whine in a snuffling manner
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sulkily
Definition
to become moodily silent or irritable
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aloof
Definition
distant physically or emotionally; reserved and remote
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appraised
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to evaluate, especially in an official capacity
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arouse
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to awaken from or as if from sleep
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champing
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to bite or chew upon noisily
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contemptuously
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manifesting or feeling contempt; scornful
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intensity
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exceptionally great concentration, power or force
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mauled
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to injure by or as if by beating
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persuasive
Definition
tending or having the power to persuade
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spectacles
Definition
something resembling eyeglasses in shape or suggesting them in function
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subsided
Definition
to sink to a lower or normal level
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craftily
Definition
skilled in or marked by underhandedness, deviousness, or deception
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darkly
Definition
sullen or threatening, mysteriously
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drawn
Definition
to cause to move in a given direction or to a given position, as by leading, persuade
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periscope
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a submarine's tube like telescopey thing (the snake's periscope head poked up from under the water)
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gingham
Definition
a yarn-dyed cotton fabric woven in stripes, checks, plaids, or solid colors
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gust
Definition
a strong, abrupt rush of wind
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hovered
Definition
to remain floating, suspended, or fluttering in the air
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montonous
Definition
sounded or spoken in an unvarying tone - BOOOORING
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sullenly
Definition
showing a brooding ill humor or silent resentment; morose or sulky
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wisps
Definition
one that is thin, frail, or sligh, a small bunch of hay or straw
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lanced
Definition
cut into, pierced
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retorted
Definition
to reply, especially to answer in a quick, caustic, or witty manner - sassy
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retorted
Definition
to reply, especially to answer in a quick, caustic, or witty manner - sassy
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belligerently
Definition
inclined or eager to fight; hostile or agressive - pugnacious
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skittered
Definition
to move rapidly along a surface, usually with frequent light contacts
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scuttled
Definition
to run or move with short hurried movements; scurry
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jarred
Definition
to startle or unsettle; shock
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quivering
Definition
vibrating slightly and irregularly, shivering, trembling
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muzzle
Definition
open-end of the barrel of the gun
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emphasis
Definition
special attention or effort directed toward something
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triumph
Definition
exultation or rejoicing over victory or success - JOY
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