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Friends Reading Vocab
pretty much....Friends Reading Vocab....duh
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Literature
7th Grade
12/21/2008
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reproach
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blame, rebuke
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bacchanal
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drunk celebration, riotous celebration
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invincibilty
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unconquerable
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ignoble
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not of mobility, common
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coy
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affectedly and usually flirtatiously shy and modest
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admonished
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reprimand
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asserted
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empahsize (stress)
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compresses
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pad applied to sore
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furtively
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slyly or secretly done
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precipitate
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cause to happen quickly or abruptly
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insipidly
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tasteless, dull, unexciting
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revulsion
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strong feeling of dislaike/disgust
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horde
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a large group or crowd: gang
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jauntily
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with self-confidence
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demise
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time when something ends
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wistfully
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longingly, yearningly, regretfully, sadly
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to grandstand
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to show off for attention
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harping
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to dwell on something, whining, complaining
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lye
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a strong/harsh chemical soap
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bier
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a grave
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brittle
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easily damaged, fragile, difficult to deal with, showing signs of nervousness
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mused
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thought about, wondering about, think deeply
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ravaged
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to bring damage on, destructive, ruin, destroy
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translucent
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allowing light to pass through, easily understood almost
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complacent
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content to a fault
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muddle
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to mix up in a confused manner, disorder
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vindictive
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holding a grudge, spiteful,
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expended
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use up, spend, disperse
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peevishly
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crossly, grumpily
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duplicity
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misleading, deciet, betray (double faced)
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adverse
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unpleasant, unsympathetic
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provocative
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confrontational, offensive
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