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Amigo Brothers and Seventh Grade
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7th Grade
08/28/2015
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Barrage
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a rapid, heavy attack
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devastating
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very effective in causing pain or distruction
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pensively
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thoughtfully
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torrent
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a violent, rushing stream
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perpetual
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continual; unending
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unbridled
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lacking restraint or control
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dispel
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to get rid of
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bedlam
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a noisy confusion
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flail
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to wave wildly
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quiver
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to shake with a slight, rapid movement
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ferocity
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a fierceness;extreme intensity
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linger
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to continue to stay; delay leaving
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portly
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stout or overweight
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unison
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harmony or agreement, as with one voice
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sheepishly
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with a bashful or embarrassed look
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tenement building
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a rundown apartment building in which mostly poor families live
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sparring sessions
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practice boxing matches
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elimination bouts
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matches to determine which boxers advance in a competition
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pulling punches
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holding back in delivering blows
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feinted
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made a pretend attach to draw attention from his real purpose
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evading
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to avoid
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dignitary
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a person who holds a high position
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nimble
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light and quick in movement
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commenced
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to begin; start
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