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Witch of Blackbird Pond
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6th Grade
10/25/2010
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auspiciously
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adv. in a manner that suggests a positive outcome; favorably
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cowed
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adj. intimidated
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disheartening
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adj. likely to lower morale
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fulsome
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adj. insensitive
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hankering
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n. strong desire
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nonplussed
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adj. at a loss for words
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punctilious
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adj. concerned about following rules exactly
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timorous
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adj. fearful
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adroit
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adj. skilled
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composure
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n. calmness
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decorum
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n. conformity to standards of good taste
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enthrall
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v. to hold spellbound
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incoherent
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adj. disorganized or hard to understand
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ingenious
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adj. clever or original
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obstreperous
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adj. noisy; rowdy
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tryst
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n. secret agreement or meeting place
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uproariously
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adv. in a very noisy or funny manner
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concoct
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v. to put together
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instigation
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n. act of urging, or inciting
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intercede
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v. to act as a mediator to resolve differences
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inveigle
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v. to persuade through tricks
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perforce
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adv. by force of circumstance
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preternatural
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adj. beyond what is ordinary
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sundry
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adj. various
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surreptitiously
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adv. secretly
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tantalizingly
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adv. mockingly, teasingly
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vengeance
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n. punishment made to pay back an earlier injury
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