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October Sky Vocabulary
vocabulary from the book october sky
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Language - English
8th Grade
05/06/2011

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Bituminous

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"soft coal" that puts off a good amount of energy.
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Crescendo

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A gradual steady increase in loudness or force (musical term)
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Assets

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Items of ownership that have value (property, vehicles, and stocks)
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Ensue

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To follow as a consequence.
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Deferance

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Respectful submission
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Pristine

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untouched, pure, original purity
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Protege

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A person under the protection and guidance of someone interested in his or her career or welfare
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Confounded

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confused, bewildered, perplexed
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Tantilizing

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Exhibiting something that provokes or arouses interest or desire especially that remains beyond one's reach.
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Aversion

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A strong dislike or opposition to.
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Bawdy

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indecent; lewd; obscene: another of his bawdy stories
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Edification

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intellectual, moral, or spiritual enlightenment
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Duress

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compulsion by threat or force; forcible restraint or imprisonment
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preempt
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to take the place of (The President’s speech will preempt our regular programming.)
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afoul
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to run up against or come into collision/conflict with. He ran afoul of the law.
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morose
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gloomy or ill humored (syn. sulky, sour, surly)
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banter
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an exchange of light, playful, teasing remarks
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nefarious
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wicked, evil, sinful
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prodigious
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extraordinary in size or degree; exciting
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redolent
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emitting fragrance
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coalescing
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to come together so as to form one whole; unite
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stoic
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seemingly indifferent to or unaffected by joy, grief, pleasure or pain (The captured spy sat in stoic silence as he was interrogated by the Russians.)
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derisive
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mocking and sarcastic
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audacity
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fearless daring
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rapture
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state of ecstasy or bliss
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overt
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open and observable; not hidden or concealed (Evan made an overt move on Robby’s girlfriend.)
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ebullience
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bubbling with joy (Mrs. Richardson could not hide her ebullience after grading the excellent essays.)
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