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Last of the Mohicans
Vocabulary words - chapter 4
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8th Grade
09/14/2012
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foremont
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first
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defile
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a narrow passage into which troops must walk in a single file
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lick
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a deposit of natural salt cropping out at the surface of the earth, the place where animals come to lick the salt
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atwixt
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between
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contention
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argument; debate
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mongrel
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of mixed breed; unknown ancestry
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varmint
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an objectionable person or animal
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maiming
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depriving the use of a limb through injury
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sapling
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a young tree
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inaudible
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cannot be heard
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miscreant
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an evil person; villain; a person without principles
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repast
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food and drink for a meal; a meal
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extricated
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set free; disentangled
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frustrated
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prevented from achieving an objective
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incumbent
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resting or coming upon as a duty or obligation
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proffer
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offer
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riveted
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fastened firmly
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a spectre
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a ghost; an apparition
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