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The Californians Tale/FloodVCB
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10th Grade
09/10/2008

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Balmy
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adj. soothingly fragrant; mild and pleasant
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Supplicating
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adj. humbly or sincerenly asking, begging or praying
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Boding
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noun. a warning or omen about the future, especially of evil
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Sever
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verb. to cut or break off
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Desolation
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noun. the state of being empty, deserted, forlorn; barrenness/loneliness
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Sedate
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adj. serenely deliberate, composed, and dignified
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Furtive
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adj. shifty; having a hidden motive or purpose
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Predecessor
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noun. someone who came before and has been succeeded/ replaces
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Grizzled
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adj. streaked with or partly gray
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Imploring
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adj. begging; making an urgent appeal
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Frantic
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adj. emotionally out of control
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Migrant
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adj. moving from one area to settle in another
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Penetrate
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verb. to enter, especially by forcing a way in
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Smolder
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verb. to burn without flame; exist in concealed form, ready to break out
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Sodden
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adj. thoroughly wet; soaked
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