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Grapes of Wrath Vocab
mrs strother SH eng 3
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11th Grade
05/14/2012
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Dissipated
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gone, let go, to spread out, scatter   
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Bemused
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confused, puzzled, mystified, lost in thought
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Protruded
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bulged, swelled swollen
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Dispersal
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to spread thin
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Zenith
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Highpoint
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Declivity
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downward slope
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prodigal
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wasteful, recklessly extravagant
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truculent
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aggressive belligerent
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ravenously
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famished
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blazoned
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to proclaim forcfully
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tentatively
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experiment or attempt
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animosity
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a feeling of strong dislike, active hostility
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citadel
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a fortress
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arbiter
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a person empowered to decide matters at issue
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supplication
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humble prayer
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plaiting
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anything that is braided or pleated
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fatuously
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foolish or insane silly
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sauntered
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to walk with a leisurely gait; stroll
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tepid
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moderately warm, lukewarm
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accourtrement
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personal clothing accessories
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languid
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lanking in vigor or vitality, slack or slow
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derelict
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homelessness, not doing what needs to be done
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transcend
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to rise above; exceed
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ostracism
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exclusion
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vehemence
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forcefulness; intensive
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fallow
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uncultivated
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wizened
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withered; shriveled
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disconsolate
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hopelessly sad
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beveled
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inclined at an angle
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bravado
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false bravery; bluff
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sardonically
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sarcastic manor
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spindly
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long, skinny
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docilely (docile)
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easy to get along with
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stealthy
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secretly
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placard
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poster
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culvert
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drain
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patina
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thin layer of corrosion on cooper or silver
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fetid
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offensive
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