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RBC Vocabulary (Ch. 1-13)
The Red Badge of Courage Vocabulary for chapters 1-13
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10th Grade
04/27/2011
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Obliged
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caused to do something
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Despondent
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feeling disheartened or dejected
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Obscurity
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the condition of being unknown
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Ominous
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portentous; foreboding
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Sullen
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morose; sulky
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Blithe
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cheerful; casual; carefree
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Dauntless
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fearless; bold
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Indignantly
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with an anger aroused by something unjust
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Ponderous
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massive
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Placidly
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outwardly calm or composed; complacent
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Formidable
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arousing fear or dread; awesome; difficult to overtake
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Facetious
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humorous and flippant; playfully jocular
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Menacing
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threatening
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Annihilated
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wiped out; destroyed completely
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Exasperation
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the state of extremely annoyed or irate
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Contortions
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characterized by being twisted or bent out of shape
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Vanquished
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defeated; overcome
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Orbs
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eyes
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Impending
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likely to happen soon
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Chaos
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total disorder or confusion
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Perfunctory
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acting with little interest or care
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Sardonic
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mocking
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Specter
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ghost
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Ague
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a recurrent chill or fit of shivering
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Imprecations
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curses
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Sinuous
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winding
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Malediction
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to curse or slander
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Vindication
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the evidence or argument that justifies an act
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Heedless
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paying little or no attention; unmindful
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Altercation
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heated or noisy quarrel
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Audacious
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arrrogantly insolent
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Reproof
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reprimand
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