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Hatchet vocabulary
Hatchet vocab chapters 11 - 12
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7th Grade
04/29/2013

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         sudden

 
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Abrupt
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         knotted and hard 

 
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Gnarled
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         a high, steep bank

 
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Bluff
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         of, relating to, or existing at the beginning

 
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Initially
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         following the ordinary or usual meaning 

 

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Literally
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         moved with a sudden, stretching thrust

 
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Lunged
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         less clear or plain

 

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Fainter
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       saddened, discouraged

 
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Depressed
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       astonishing, overwhelming

 

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Staggering
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         made or became gradually smaller toward one end

 
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Tapered
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        striking with or as with a flail (tool for threshing grain)

 
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Flailing
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        continuing, existing, or acting for a longer than usual time

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Persistent
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