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List 6- Our Town
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Literature
10th Grade
02/05/2013

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affront
Definition
(N) a deliberately offensive act or something producing the effect of deliberate disrespect

(V) treat, mention, or speak to rudely
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alacrity
Definition
(N) liveliness and eagerness
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anthropology
Definition
(N) the social science that studies the origins and social relationships of human beings
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barren
Definition
(ADJ) completely wanting or lacking

(N) an uninhabited wilderness that is worthless for cultivation

(ADJ) not bearing offspring
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belligerent
Definition
(ADJ) characteristic of an enemy or one eager to fight

(N) someone who fights (or is fighting)
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brisk
Definition
(ADJ) quick and energetic

(V) become brisk
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burgle
Definition
(V) commit a burglary; enter and rob a dwelling
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contrive
Definition
(V) make or work out a plan for; devise
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crestfallen
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(ADJ) brought low in spirit
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diligent
Definition
(ADJ) quietly and steadily persevering especially in detail or exactness
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