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Hattie Big Sky
Vocabulary for the big test
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English
7th Grade
04/13/2010

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kaiser
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(noun) an Austrian or German emperor; a person who excercises or tries to excercise absoulute athority; autocrat
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boardinghouse
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(noun) a house @ which board or board and lodging may be obtained
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contemptible
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(adj.) deserving of or help in contempt; despicable
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homestead
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(noun) any dwelling with its land and buildings where a family makes its home
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cross
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(adj.) angry and annoyed; ill-humored; snappish
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gumption
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(noun) initiative; aggressiveness; resourcefulness; courage; spunk; guts
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squatter
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(noun) a person who settles on land or occupies property w/out title right or payment of rent
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bountiful
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(adj.) abundant; ample; generous
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 coulee
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(noun) a small valley
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haphazard
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(adj.) characterized by lack of order or planning, by irregularity or by randomness
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Chinook
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(noun) either of the 2 languages of the Chinook Indians
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comeuppance
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(noun) deserved reward or just desertss, usually unpleasent
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adept
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(adj.) very skilled; proficient; expert
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bayonet
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(noun) a dagger like steel weapon that is attached to or @ the muzzle of a gun and used for stabbing or slashing in combat
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husbandry
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(noun) the cultivation and production of edible crops of or animals for food; africulture of or animals for food; agriculture; farming
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sedition
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(noun) incitement of discontent or rebellion against a government
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doughboy
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(noun) an American Infantryman especially in WWI
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herald
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(noun) a royal or official messenger, especially on representing a monarch in an ambassadorial capacity during wartime
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censor
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(noun) an official who examines books, plays, news reports, motion pictures, etc. for the purpose of supressing parts deemed objectionable on moral, political, militarym or other grounds
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dour
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(adj.) sullen gloomy
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prowess
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(noun) exceptional or superior ability, skill, or strength
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meander
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(verb) to proceed by or take a winding or indirect course
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terse
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(adj.) neatly or effectively concise; brief and pithy, as language
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burgeoning
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(adj.) to grow or develop quickly
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amble
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(verb) to walk at a slower or leisurly pace
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urchin
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(noun) a playful or mischieveous youngster, usually a boy
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wistful
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(adj.) characterized by melancholy; longing; yearning
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pertain
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(verb) to have reference or relation; relate
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wherewithal
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(noun) that w/which to do something; means or supplies for the purpose or need, especially money
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dubious
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(adj.) doubtful; marked by or occasioning doubt
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portent
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(noun) an indication or omen of something about to happen, especially something momentous
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allotment
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(noun)  the act of allotting
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majestic
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(adj.) characterized by or possesing majesty; or lofty dignity or imposing aspect; stately
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bunting
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(noun) flaggs, especially a vessel flag
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commiserate
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(verb) to feel or expreess sorrow or sympathy for; empathize with; pity
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dejectidly
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(adj.) depressed in spirits; disheartened; low-spirited
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finagle
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(verb) to trick, swindle, or cheat
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thresh
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(verb) to besat as if with a flail
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acuity
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sharpness; acuteness; keenness
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tutelage
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(noun) the act of guarding, protecting, or guiding; office or function of a guardian, guardianship
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magpie
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(noun) an incessantly talkative person; noisy chatterer; chatterbox
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persnickety
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(adj.) overparticular; fussy
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