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People of Sparks
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6th Grade
01/30/2009

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Expanse
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A wide and open extent, as of surface, land, or sky; vastness; stretch
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Pungent
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Sharp biting or unpleasent especially in taste or smell; overpowering; bitter
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Jovial
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Marked by hearty friendliness and good cheer; jolly; good-humored; fun-loving; cheerful
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Rampage
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Violently angry destructive behavior; run amook; go wild;go berserk
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Dismay
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The feeling or depair in the face of obstacles; shock; consternation; saddness; depression; apprehension
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Mass
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a grouping of individual parts or elements that compose a unified body of unspecified size or quantity; gathering; collection; crowd; group; throng
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Exploits
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An act or deed, especially a brilliant or heroic one; feat; daring acts
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Adversity
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A state of hardship or difficulty; mis-fortune; harsh conditions; hard times
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Dire
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Urgent; desperate; extreme; serious; severe; critical
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Hubbub
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Loud noise; din; racket; uproar; clamor; tumult
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Embark
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To setout on an venture; proceed somewhere despite the risk of possible dangers
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Quirk
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A peculiarity of behavior; an idiosyncrasy; oddity
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Disperse
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To drive off or scatter in different directions; go away; disband; break up; seperate
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Crimp
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To bend or mold into shape; fold; tuck; gather
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Wrench
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To twist or turn suddenly and forcibly; tug; jerk; yank
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Deprivation
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The condition of being deprived; poverty; hardship; denial; lack; loss; withholding of something needed; scarcity; deficit
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Turbulent
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Violently agitated or disturbed; tumultuous; rowdy; unruly; riotious; quarrelsome
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Dank
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Disagbly danp or humid; chilly; moist
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