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vocab.
vocabulary for sept. 19, 1009
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6th Grade
09/19/2009

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embankment
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A long artificial mound of stone or earth; built to hold back water or to support a road or as protection

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hobbled
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         To walk or move along haltingly or with difficulty; limp.

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gouge
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To cut, scoop, or groove a hole

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scraggly
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          lacking neatness or order; ragged or unkempt

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clan
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A large group of relatives, friends, or associates; a tribe

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haunches
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The hip, buttock, and upper thigh in humans and animals.

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brawney
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     Muscular, strong, powerful

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flushed
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To turn red, as from fever, embarrassment, or strong emotion; blush

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surge
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To increase suddenly

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gnawed
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  To bite, chew on, or erode with the teeth.

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muzzle
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The forward, projecting part of the head of certain animals, such as dogs, including the mouth, nose, and jaws; the snout.

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floundering
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To make clumsy attempts to move or regain one's balance

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aurochs
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     Large recently extinct long-horned European wild ox; considered one of the ancestors of domestic cattle

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hideous
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so extremely ugly as to be terrifying

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expanse
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Something that is spread out, especially over a large area.

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tussocks
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A clump or tuft, as of growing grass

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slough
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A depression or hollow, usually filled with deep mud; A stagnant swamp, marsh, bog, or pond, especially as part of a bayou, inlet, or backwater[image]

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inpudance
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The quality of being offensively bold; rude

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adomed
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To enhance or decorate; to lend beauty to

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bounded
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 To leap forward or upward; spring; jump.

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