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Johnny Tremain
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English
8th Grade
12/06/2007

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Artisan
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a worker in a skilled craft; craftsmen
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parasitic
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living at the expense of others
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autocratic
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having unlimited power over others; domineering, self-willed person
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flacid
Definition
lacking force; weak; feeble, soft, limp, or flabby
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crucible
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1.heat resistant container used for melting, fusing, or calcining ores or metals

2.trial or extremely hard time that someone is being put through. ex. Johnny burning his hand

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midwife
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a woman who is trained in some medicine that does some healing and helps women give birth

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laudanum
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preparation that contains opium and is used as a painkiller
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olceration
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open draining sore
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gallows
Definition
structure used for hangings
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apparition
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1.anything that appears unexpectedly or in an extraordinary way

2.a strange figure appearing suddenly thats thought to be a ghost

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enigmatical
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perplexing; baffling; like a mystery
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Prodigal Son
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a wastrel son who was welcomed back warmly on his homecoming in repentance(after leading a wild life)
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Stamp Act
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a tax passed on all printed goods in 1765
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Sons of Liberty
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patriotic group formed in colonies that rebelled against British rule; started before revolutionary war
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