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Miracle Worker Vocabulary
Pre-Unit and Act 1
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English
7th Grade
02/25/2009

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Callous
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adj. Feeling no sympathy for others
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Ferocity
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n. Fierceness or of a brutal nature
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Sultriness
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n. A manner of expressing desire
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Affliction
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n. Great suffering
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Collaboration
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v. To work or result from working together
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Amenity
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n. Feature producing comfort, convenience and pleasure

n. Quality of being pleasing and agreeable
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Belligerence
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n. Expressing or resulting from eagerness to fight
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Impromptu
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adv. Made or done without previous preparation or planning
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Manual Language
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n. alphabet with hand signals (a.k.a. American sign language) used to communicate with deaf/ mute individuals
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Amiable
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Having an agreeable manner
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Indulgent
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Lenient
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Vivacious
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Lively
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Benign
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Gracious
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Emphatic
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With force
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Facetiously
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Joking inappropriately
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Placating
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Soothingly
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Affliction
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A cause of continued pain or distress
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Morosely
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Sullenly or gloomily
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Unperturbed
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Not bothered or agitated
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Combative
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Eager to fight
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Resolutely
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With firm determination
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Valiantly
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With bravery and courage
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Imperious
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Domineering
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Chivalrous
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Marked by honor, generosity, and courage (especially men towards women)
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