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English Vocabulary (Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry)
Vocabulary words.
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English
7th Grade
01/24/2012
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Admonish
 Definition
To scold
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Lynch
 Definition
To execute someone by mob action
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Careen
 Definition
To lurch or swerve while in motion
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Feign
 Definition
To Pretend
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Formidable
 Definition
Causing fear
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Meticulously
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Taking extreme care
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Recoil
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To shrink back (Reflex)
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Retaliate
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To get back at someone; to fight back
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Haughtily
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Proud;snobbish
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Precarious
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Unsure;unsteady
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Resiliency
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The ability to recover
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Hasten
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To cause hurry
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Indignant
 Definition
Anger caused by something unjust
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Lethargically
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Sluggishly
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Envelop
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To cover completely
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Raucous
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Loud or harsh
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Imperiously
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Masterfully, royal-like
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Maverick
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An independent individual who does not go with the group
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Mercantile
 Definition
Relating to merchants or trade
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Despicable
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Deserving to be looked down on
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