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Last of the Mohicans
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8th Grade
09/14/2012
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impervious
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cannot be passed through
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severed
 Definition
separated, cut with force
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emulating
 Definition
trying to equal or surpass
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satiate
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to satisfy fully
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portage
 Definition
a carrying place over land between navigable waters
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proverbial acuteness
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sharpness; keenness of mind
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razed
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leveled to the ground
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dejected
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disheartened; downcast
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wanton
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unrestrained, wild
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imbecility
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want of strength; feebleness of intellect
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mortifying
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destroying self-respect
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abasement
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humiliation
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invincible
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unconquerable
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annihilation
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complete destruction
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diffused
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spread out; dispersed
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avidity
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intense eagerness
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credulous
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tending to believe too readily
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abject
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without hope
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craven
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weak, cowardly
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league
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three miles
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abated
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decreased
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entrenched
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fortified with a trench
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lineaments
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features of the body, especially the face
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caparisoned
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covered with ornamental trapping
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menials
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servants
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divers
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various
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contrariety
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inconsistency
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animadversion
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unfavorable remark, criticism
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sullied
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soiled, stained
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snow
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small vessel with two masts
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embossed
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covered with raised designs
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brigantine
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a two-masted vessel without a deck, uncovered
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sonorous
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loud, clear
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stoicism
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indifference to pleasure or pain
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cavalcade
 Definition
a procession on horseback
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