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To Build A Fire Vocab #1
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English
8th Grade
01/21/2009

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pall
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a dark cloud or covering of smoke, dust, or similar matter
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subtle
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so delicate or precise as to be difficult to analyze or describe
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frailty
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the condition of being weak or delicate
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reiterate
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to say something again or a number of times, typically for emphasis or clarity
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compel
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force or ablige
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flounder
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to make clumsy attempts to regain one's balance
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recoil
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suddenly spring or flinch back in fear, horror or disgust
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undulations
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move with a wavelike motion; having a wavy surface or edge
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prompting
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the action of saying something to persuade, encourage, or remind someone to do or say something
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yearn
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to have intense feeling of loss or lack and longing for
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