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Farewell To Manzanar Vocabulary
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English
10th Grade
02/05/2013

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Inevitable
Definition
Unable to be avoided, evaded, or escaped; certain necessary.
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Irrational
Definition
Without the faculty of reason; deprived of reason.
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Permeate
Definition
To spread or flow throughout.
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Sinister
Definition
Threatening or foreshadowing evil.
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Subordinate
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To lower in rank or importance.
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Lee
Definition
The side sheltered from the wind.
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Concoction
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The act or process of concocting-to prepare or make by combining ingredients, especially in cookery.
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Barrack
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Any large, plain building in which many people are lodged.
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Abate
Definition
To reduce in amount, degree, intensity, etc., lessen; diminish.
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Alleviate
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To make easier to endure; lessen; mitigate.
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Buffeting
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To strike against or push repeatedly.
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Lath
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A thin strip of wood.
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Sagebrush
Definition
Any of several sagelike, bushy composite plants of the genus.
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Maroon
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(Adjective)- A purplish-red color.
(Verb)- Stranded in an isolated place.
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Latrine
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A communal toilet in a camp or barracks.
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Muck
Definition
Filth, dirt, or slime.
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Trough
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A long, narrow, open receptacle, usually boxlike in shape, used chiefly to hold water or food for animals.
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Spigots
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A faucet or cock for controlling the flow of liquid from a pipe or the like.
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Partition
Definition
A division into or distribution in portions or shares.
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