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Samurai's Tale Final Study Guide Vocabulary
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Literature
7th Grade
12/06/2009

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Accomplish
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to carry out or complete something successfully
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accustom
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to make yourself or somebody else used to something through frequent or prolonged contact or use
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adept
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skillful or highly proficient or expert at something
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bestow
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give or present something; to present something, especially something valuable or underserving, to somebody
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cloak
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a loose sleeveless outer garment that fastens at the neck
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dislodged
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to force something or somebody from a previously fixed or secure position, or leave such a posititon
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drenched
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to make somebody or something completely wet or covered with with something
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engulfed
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to surround, cover up, and swallow up somebody or something as floodwaters do; to overwhelm somebody or something with great amount or number of something
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ferocity
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very fierce or savage; very intense
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foothills
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a hill at the bottom of a higher mountain or mountain range
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gelding
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a castrated horse or other animal
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gibe
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mockin remarks; comment that is intended to hurt or provoke somebody to show derision or contempt
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glimmerings
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a faint or unsteady light; a faint glimpse or idea
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grimance
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a contorted twisted of the face that expresses disgust or pain
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hillock
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a small hill or mound
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immoble
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motionless; withough moving; incapable of motion
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impudence
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the state of being offensively bold
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liar
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teller of lies; somebody who tells lies
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millet
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the pale shiny grain of a cereal plant; type of grain
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miso
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fermented soy product; Japanese fermented soybean paste used mainly in vegetarian cooking
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ninja
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a member of a group of mercenaries in feudal Japan who were trained in stealth and the martial arts and employed as spies, saboteurs, or assassins
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ramparts
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fortified embankment; defensive fortification made of an earthen embankment, often topped by a low protective wall
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respect
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state of being admired; feeling or attitude of admiration and deference toward somebody or something
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retainer
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a paid servant, especially one who has been employed for many years; in former times, a soldier or other person who supported or was dependent on somebody of high rank
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scutinizing
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to examine somebody or something closely and carefully
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sect
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a denomination of a larger religious group
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soberly
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not in the habit of drinking much alcohol or using drugs; not under the influence of drugs or alcohol; dull
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strenuous
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requiring physical effort, energy, stamina, or strength; active energetic, or determined
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subdue
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to bring a person or group of people under control using force; to soften something, or make something less intense; to control
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tactics
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the science of organizing and maneuvering forces in battle to achieve a limited or immediate goal
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trodden
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something that is stepped on
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unkempt
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tangled and matted and in need of combing or grooming; messy and neglected; lacking in polish and elegance
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vain
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excessibely proud, especially of personal appearance; failing to have or unlikely to have the intended or desired result; empty of substance
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