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touching spirit bear
fiction
14
English
9th Grade
12/16/2013

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 skiff

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having a pointed bow and a square stern and propelled by oars, sail, or motor.
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 banishment

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To force to leave a country or place by official decree
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gruff

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Brusque or stern in manner or appearance
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To smile in an affected, often offensively self-satisfied manner.
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bracing

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A support
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cowering

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To cringe in fear
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wallow

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To roll the body about indolently or clumsily in or as if in water, snow, or mud.
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sparse

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Occurring, growing, or settled at widely spaced intervals; not thick or dense.
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feign

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To give a false appearance
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meek

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Showing patience and humility
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smolder

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To burn with little smoke and no flame
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spew

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To send or force out in or as if in a stream
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barrage
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An artificial obstruction, such as a dam or irrigation channel, built in a watercourse to increase its depth or to divert its flow.
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venomous
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Secreting and transmitting venom
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