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Call It Courage
vocabulary for chapter five
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English
7th Grade
12/06/2012

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vantage
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 a position giving advantage or a wide view
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glisten
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 to shine by reflection with a soft luster or sparkle

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bristle
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 to appear as if covered with short, stiff hairs
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defiance
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 a tendency to resist; contempt of opposition
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profane
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 to treat with great disrespect
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guttural
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 formed or pronounced in the throat
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monotony
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 a lack of change that causes boredom
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whence
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from what place, source, or cause
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respite
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 a period of rest or relief
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reverberate
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 to continue in, or as if in, a series of echoes
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transform
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 to change in outward appearance
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iridescence
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a play of colors producing rainbow effects
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surge
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 to move in, or as if in, waves
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summation
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 a final part of an argument reviewing points made and                          expressing conclusions

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diminish
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 to become gradually less
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albeit
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 even though
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sinew
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 tendon
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