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Language - English
9th Grade
02/06/2010
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Bindle (n)
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A small bundle of items rolled up inside a blanket and carried over the shoulder on the back; a bedroll
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Brusquely (adv)
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Quickly; bluntly; abruptly; almost rudely
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Contemplated (v)
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To think about it
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Junctures (n)
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Where two things come together
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Morosely (adv)
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In a sad, gloomy manner
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Mottled (adj)
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Having a variety of hues and colors; variegated, like marble
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Recumbent (adj)
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Still; without a movement
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Wearily (adv)
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Tired; in a tired way
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Abruptly (adv)
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Suddenly; almost rudely
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Apprehensive (adj)
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Anxious, fearful
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Bridled (v)
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To pull one's head back in anger or pride, especially when one feels one has been offended
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Calculating (adj)
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Shrewd; scheming
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Cockier (adj)
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To be conceited, overbearing, agressive
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Complacently (adv)
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In a pleased, satisfied manner
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Derogatory (adj)
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Belittling and insulting
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Disengage (v)
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To free
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Dousing (n)
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to be drenched with liquid
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Gingerly (adv)
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In a careful, cautious way
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Mollified (adj)
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Soothed, pacified
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Ominously (adv)
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In a threatening way
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Precede (v)
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Go before or ahead of
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Brislted (adj)
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stiff and prickly
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