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Call It Courage
Vocabulary for chapter two
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English
7th Grade
11/19/2012

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ominous
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being or showing a sign of evil or misfortune to come
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frail
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fragile
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dismal
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 very gloomy and depressing

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shoal
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 a school of fish
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solitary
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 all alone
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livid
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pale with rage
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(cower)ed
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 to shrink away or crouch down as from fear
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squall
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 a sudden violent wind, often with rain or snow
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tiers
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 a row, rank, or layer usually arranged in a series one above the other
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marrow
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 a soft tissue that fills the cavities of most bones
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atoll
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a coral island consisting of a coral reef surrounded by a lagoon
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desolation
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sadness resulting from grief or loneliness
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(ascend)ing
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 to go up, climb, rise
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buoyancy
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the tendency of a body to float or rise when in a liquid
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ballast
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 heavy material used to make a ship or boat steady
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(scramble)d
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 to move or climb hastily on all fours
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rend
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 to split or tear apart or in pieces by force
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(parch)ed
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 to toast by dry heat
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luminous
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 giving off light, shining
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(sustain)ing: 
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to supply with nourishment
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