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Vocabulary/Spelling for Witness by Karen Hesse
Vocabulary/Spelling for Witness by Karen Hesse
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English
8th Grade
12/03/2012

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Chuffed
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adj - Delighted
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Minstrel
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noun - a medieval musical entertainer, often a singer of verses to the accompaniment of a harp
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Mirring
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verb - to cause to stick fast in or as if in mire, to hamper or hold back, to cover or soil with mire
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Sanatorium
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noun - a place for rest and recuperation; a place that provides therapy combined with a regimen for treatment or rehabilitation
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Constable
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noun - -a public officer of a town or township responsible for keeping the peace (like a policeman)
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Destitute
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adj - - lacking possessions and resources; suffering in poverty
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Pinnacle
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noun - the highest point of development or achievement
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Drifter
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noun - one that travels or moves about aimlessly
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Spectacles
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noun - 1. an object of curiosity or contempt. 2. glasses
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Phonograph
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noun - an instrument for reproducing sounds by means of the vibration of a stylus or needle following a spiral groove on a revolving disc or cylinder (record player)
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fiery
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adj - full of or exuding emotion or spirit; easily provoked
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Basin
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noun - a bowl used especilly in cooking
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Branded
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adj - a distinctive mark/symbol or name
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Strife
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noun - bitter sometimes violent conflict
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Galoshes
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noun - a high overshoe worn especially in snow and slush
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