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7th Grade
01/02/2013
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Refugee
 Definition

Person who flees to escape

 

A refugee family may not be welcome anywhere.
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Deprivation
 Definition

Loss

 

They suffered from constant deprivation of food.
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Refuge
 Definition

Shelter, protection

 

The family sought a refuge in the jungle.
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Transition
 Definition
Change, passing from one condition to another
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Persecution
 Definition
Act of wilfullyor attacking others.
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Short Story
 Definition
One main plotline.
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Novel
 Definition
Book length of work of fiction.
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Novella
 Definition
Small book by itself.
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Fiction
 Definition
Fake made up.
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Matinees
 Definition
Afternoon performances of a play or a movie.
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Antics
 Definition

Playful or silly acts.
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Meager
 Definition
Slight small amount.
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Sophisticated
 Definition
Elegant refined.
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Tirade
 Definition
Long scolding speech.
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Goaded
 Definition
Pushed or driven.
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Imminent
 Definition
About to happen.
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Perturbed
 Definition
Disturbed.
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Confrontation
 Definition
Face to face meeting between opposite sides.
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Alleviate
 Definition
Reduce.
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Seething
 Definition
Violently agitated.
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Cosmos
 Definition
The whole universe.
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Primal
 Definition
Basic or fundamental.
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Primordial
 Definition
First in time.
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