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devils arithmatic set 3
vocab words
17
Language - English
5th Grade
02/03/2011

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Term

cauldron

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Definition

a large kettle or boiler

 

(rivika said to hannah and shifre who were standing next to the cauldron)

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pervasive

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Definition

 existing in or spreading through every part of something

 

(she'd had already gotten used to the pervasive camp smell)

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privies

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Definition

 a small building having a toilet which the user may urinate in

 

(bulding more barracks and privies)

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longingly

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Definition

 a strong desire especially for something unattainable 

 

(Ester looked longingly at the blue scarf)

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embrace

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Definition

 to clasp in the arms

 

(the big embraceing arms of shmuel)

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sonorous

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Definition

full or loud in sound

 

(rocking back and fourth on the  sleeping shelf with the sonorous words)

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mused

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Definition

to become absorbed in thought

 

(Hannah mused)

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riveted

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Definition

 to fasten or fix firmly

 

(a shout from the gate end of the compouds riveted them)

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immeasurable

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Definition

incapable of being measured/not able to understand

 

(his heart was filled with immeasurable pain)

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hysterical

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Definition

 behavior exhibiting overwhelming or fear

 

(it was a hysterical reaction)

Term
portents
Definition

prophetic indication/signs or indicator

 

(there had been no signs or portents)

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flanked

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Definition

to place something on each side of

 

(him himself was standing at the assembly,flanked by the ss guards.)

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canopy

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Definition

a protective covering

 

(the sky is our canopy)

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shrill

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Definition

to scream or to utter or emit an acute piercing sound

 

(a shrill whistle piecered through the air)

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irony

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Definition

 the opposite of the literal meaning

 

(her mouth twisted at the irony of it)

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pleaded

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Definition

to argue for or against a claim

 

("tell the story", rivika pleaded)

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