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35
Language - English
9th Grade
01/05/2009

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anguish
Definition
pain and suffering heartache
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ally
Definition
supporter or friend
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drily
Definition
without emotion or matter of factly
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furtively
Definition
secretly
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mutual
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oppression
Definition
feeling or being tyrannized
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permeated
Definition
spread through and affected every part of
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raucous
Definition
loud; boisterous energrtic
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reflective
Definition
thoughtful, contenplative
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unobtrusively
Definition
inconspicously, 'under the radar'
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assimilate
Definition
to conform in order to be accepted by a group
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character foil
Definition
a minor char. that stands in conflict to a main character in order to bring out the main character's point of view
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Dominant
Definition
prevaling, principal
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fraternal
Definition
brotherly, friendly
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implore
Definition
to beg or plead, or entreat
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exuberant
Definition
intensely happy, visibly enthustic
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resignation
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acquiescence, reluctant, acceptance
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revalation
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disclosure, somthing made know
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saucily
Definition
sassily, impertinently
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sobriety
Definition
state or quality of being sober
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taut
Definition
tense and rigid
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vigor
Definition
intenses strength, virality
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salvage
Definition
to rescue, save any part of from danger or destruction
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agitated
Definition
anxious or frantic
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bustling
Definition
business, energetic activity
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epitaph
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a memorable or descriptive phrase written on a tombstone or written memory of the dead
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flippancy
Definition
impertinence, glibness
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gait
Definition
way of walking, stride
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groping
Definition
searching or fumbling
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monologue
Definition
a speech given by one person
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negotiate
Definition
to make a bargain, to come to an agreement
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reverie

Definition
thought, musing
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wrought
Definition
created or made
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thwart
Definition
to ruin or impede
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disillusined
Definition
free from any illusion, delief, or idealism
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