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palace thief part 4
part 4
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English
8th Grade
05/27/2010

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circumvent
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surround so as to force to give up
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dismal
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Gloomy and bleak; Depressing
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tendril
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The twisting, clinging, slender growth on many vines, which allows the plant to attach themselves to a support or trellis
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recalcitrant
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stubbornly resistant to authority or control
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infamy
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very bad reputation as a result of outrageous acts
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intervention
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To interfere in order to alter a specific action
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trundled
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moved along
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ascension
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a movement upward
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throes
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violent pangs of suffering
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rancorous
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hateful
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feinted
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to pretend to strike, fake blow
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relic
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something of sentimental value
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egregious
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outstandingly bad
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upheaval
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disturbance usually in protest
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