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vocab for chapters 1 -4
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9th Grade
10/05/2008
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asset

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advantage or source of strength
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unfathomable
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not capable of being understood
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rivalry
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a continued striving to be better than another
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gingerly
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cautious, carefully
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sagely
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wisely
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roguishly
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mischievously
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incredulous
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doubting, not believing
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nonchalantly
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in a casual manner
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abiding
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obeying
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digested
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thought over, absorbed
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elite
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superior
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aloofness
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uninterested and unsympathetic
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sophisticated
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worldly-wise; cultured; intellectual
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resignedly
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accepting in an unresisting way
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defiance
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bold resistance to authority
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contemptuous
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scornful; despising
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sheepish
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embarrassed; ashamed
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premonition
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a feeling that something is going to happen
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ember
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glowing piece of wood, coal, etc
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apprehensive
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anxious or fearful; uneasy
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