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No Promises in the Wind Vocab
30 vocabulary words throughout the novel No Promises in the Wind.
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General Vocab
8th Grade
04/16/2009
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Rancor
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Bitter; hatred
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Toil
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Hard and continuous work; exhausting
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Docile
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Quiet; obedient
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Improvident***
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Careless; reckless
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Sallow
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Sickly yellow-ish color
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Indifferent
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Without interest or concern; not caring; apathetic
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Brusque
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Rude
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Desolation
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The state of being decayed or destroyed
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Paltry
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Ridiculously or insultingly small
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Imperceptible
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Very slight; not predictable
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Panhandling
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Begging for something
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Ravine
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A narrow steep-sided valley
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Ramshackle
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Loosely held or made
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Callous
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Insensitive; indifferent; unsympathetic
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Capricious
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Unpredictable
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Begrudged
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To envy or resent the pleasure or good fortune of someone.
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Nonchalant
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Unconcerned
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Ballyhoo
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A vigorous attempt to win customers
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Pompous
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Characterized by a display of dignity or importance
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Ingenuity
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The quality of being clever or resourceful
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Sober
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Quiet or sedate
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Tottered
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To sway as about to fall
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Complacent
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Satisfied
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Loll
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To recline or lean in in a relaxed, lazy manner; lounge
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Patronizing
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Full of your self.
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Convalescence
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Gradual recovery of health and strength
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Incredulously
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Showing unbelief; skeptical
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Resonant
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Beautiful sound; echo
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Improvisation
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Making up as you go
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Decrepit
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Weaken of old age; feeble
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