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The Rights to the Streets of Memphis
Vocabulary and Misunderstood Words
25
Literature
9th Grade
11/05/2012

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Stole
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(verb) to move, go, or come secretly, quietly, or unobserved
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Gauntly
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(adj.) very thin especially from disease or hunger or cold
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Grim
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(adj.) shockingly repellent; inspiring horror.
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Baffled
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(adj.) full of difficulty or confusion or bewilderment
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Insistent
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(adj.) adj. demanding attention
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Clamor
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(verb) utter or proclaim insistently and noisily
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Nudging
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(verb) push into action by pestering or annoying gently
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Bewilderment
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(noun) confusion resulting from failure to understand
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Pang
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(noun) a sharp spasm of pain
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Biological
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(adj.) pertaining to biology or to life and living things
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Dispirited
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(adj.) marked by low spirits; showing no enthusiasm
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Vague
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(adj.) not clearly understood or expressed
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Retaliate
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(verb) make a counterattack and return like for like, especially evil for evil
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Flayed
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(verb) to whip or lash
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Stark
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(adj.) complete or utter; extreme
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Frenzy
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(noun) - state of violent mental agitation
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Molest
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(verb) annoy continually or chronically
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Abreast
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(adverb) alongside each other, facing in the same direction
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Sobbing
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(noun) convulsive gasp made while weeping
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Whimper
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(verb) cry weakly or softly
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Briskly
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(adj.) quick and energetic
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Disbelief
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(noun) doubt about the truth of something
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Poised
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(verb) prepare (oneself) for something unpleasant or difficult
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Utter
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(adj.) having every necessary or normal part or component or step
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Lamming
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(verb) give a thrashing to; beat hard
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