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The Grapes of Wrath
Vocabulary 7
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English
10th Grade
12/03/2009

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bayonet
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a dagger like steel weapon that is attached to or at the muzzle of a gun and used for stabbing or slashing in hand-to-hand combat
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bemused
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confusion or bewilderment
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beseech
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to request earnestly; beg for
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chambray
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a fine lightweight fabric woven with white threads across a colored warp
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disperse
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to drive off or scatter in different directions; to strew or distribute widely
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dissipate
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to spend or expend wastefully; squander; to use up, especially recklessly; exhaust
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drought
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a period of dry weather, esp. a long one that is injurious to crops; an extended shortage
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embankment
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a bank, mound, dike, or the like, raised to hold back water, carry a roadway, etc.
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furrow
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to make wrinkles or grooves
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gully
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a small valley or ravine originally worn away by running water and serving as a drainageway after prolonged heavy rains; a ditch or gutter
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harrow
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to break up and level (soil or land) with a harrow
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hasp
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a clasp for a door, lid, etc., esp. one passing over a staple and fastened by a pin or a padlock
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padlock
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a detachable lock with a pivoted shackle that can be passed through a link, ring, or the like
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perplexity
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confusion; uncertainty
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prodigal
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wasteful; a person given to extravagance
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protrude
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to jut out; project
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quid
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a cut, as of chewing tobacco
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rafter
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one of the sloping beams that supports a pitched roof
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rivulet
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a small stream; a brook
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stout
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strong of body; hearty; sturdy
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