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Last of the Mohicans
Vocabulary words - chapter 3
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8th Grade
09/14/2012
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sultriness
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oppressively hot, moist weather
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pervaded
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spread throughout
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discordant
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not in harmony, clashing
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gaudy
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bright and showy, but tasteless
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loiterer
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one who lingers
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accoutrements
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a soldier's equipment, clothes and weapons
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chivalrous
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courteous
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attenuated
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made slender or thin
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indurated
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hardened
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shorn
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with hair or fur removed by cutting
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guile
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deceit or cunning
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palefaces
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white people
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vaunts
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boasts, brags
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interrogation
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questioning
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assertion
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positive statement
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nettled
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annoyed, irritated
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stagnant
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motionless
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guttural
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sound produced loosely in the throat
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sagamore
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a king or chief among some Native American peoples
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relinquishing
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giving up, leaving
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skulker
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one who moves or lurks in a stealthy manner
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wampum
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shells or strings of shells used by Native Americans as money; also worn as an ornament
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