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Whirligig Vocabulary
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Literature
9th Grade
05/23/2009

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careened

Definition

 

 

  to lean, sway, or tip to one side while in motion

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borne 

 

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to support

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annotated

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 to supply with critical or explanatory notes

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 reconnoitered

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a preliminary search

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caustic

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severely critcal or sarcastic

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inoppurtunely

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untimely, inappropriate, inconvenient

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adherence

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faithful attachment or devotion

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labyrinth

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an intricate combinations of paths in which it is hard to find an exit

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tirade

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a prolonged outburst of bitter, outspoken denunciation

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tormentor

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someone who causes pain

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mete

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  to distribute or apportion by measure

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dubious

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to be doubtful

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hostel

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a hotel for travelers

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repentance

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remorse for past conductivity

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pretense

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act of giving a false appearance

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boisterous

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full of energy

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unobtrusively

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undesirably noticeable

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recounted

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to relate in detail

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disembodied

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discorporates no material body

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deluge

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fills quickly beyond capacity

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thwarting

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  preventing or destroying someone's plans or efforts

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