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Bronx Masquerade Vocabulary
Vocabulary from Bronx Masquerade by Nikki Grimes
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English
8th Grade
12/03/2012

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Abbreviate (ab-bre-vi-ate)
Definition
verb - To make briefer, to reduce to a shorter form intended to stand for the whole
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Cinnamon (cin-na-mon)
Definition
noun - an aromatic spice prepared from the dried inner bark of a cinnamon
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erroneous (er-ro-ne-ous)
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adj - containing or characterized by error or mistakes; mistaken
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irksome (irk-some)
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adj - tending to irk or irritate; tedious
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poignancy (poi-gnan-cy)

Poignant (Poi-gnant)
Definition
noun - the the state of being poignant

adj - painfully affecting the feelings; deeply touching (feelings)
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absorbent (ab-sor-bent)
Definition
adj - able to soak up
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classic (clas-sic)
Definition
adj - historically memorable
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especially (es-pe-cial-ly)
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adverb - in particular; for a particular purpose
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irresistible (ir-re-sist-ible)
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adj - impossible to resist
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centripetal (cen-trip-e-tal)
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adj - proceeding or acting in a direction toward center
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epic (ep-ic)
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adj - extending beyond the usual or ordinary partiularly in size or scope
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interrogative (in-ter-rog-a-tive)
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adj - having the form or force of a question
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picnicking (pic-nick-ing)
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noun - an excurision or outing with food
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wrestle (wres-tle)
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verb - to engage in deep thought, consideration or debate; a violent struggle
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characteristic (char-ac-ter-is-tic)
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noun - a distinguishing trait, quality or property
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equilibrium (equi-lib-ri-um)
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noun - a state of intellectual or emotional balance
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invariable (in-vari-able)
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adj - not changing or capable of change
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plaintiff (plain-tiff)
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noun - a person who brings a legal action
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written (writ-ten)
Definition
verb - to have formed character or symboles on a surface with an instrument
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