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Words to Go--Lesson 20
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English
6th Grade
01/24/2006

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Term
anguish
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noun--great pain or suffering of body or mind
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billow
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noun--a great wave

verb--to roll in great waves or clouds
verb--to swell out
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dwindle
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verb-- to keep on becoming smaller or less
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enable
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verb--to make able; to providewith strength, power, ability, or opportunity(to do something)
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grievance
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noun--something that one is angry or hurt aboutbecause of feeling that is unfair; a complaint about a real or imagined wrong
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grope
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verb--to feel or search about blindly or uncertainly

to search for an answer or a solution in an uncertian manner
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hence
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adverb--therefore; as a result; so

from this time foward; from now
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hover
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verb--to remain in or near one place in the air

to reamin in one place or stay very close by
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mockery
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noun--the act of mocking, or making fun of someone or something
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nonetheless
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adverb--in spite of that
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pauper
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noun-- one who is entirely without money; a very poor person
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pell-mell
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adverb--in a jumble or confused way

in reckless hate
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perchance
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adverb--perhaps
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query
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noun--a request for information; a question

verb--to ask a question or questions
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tyrant
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noun--a ruler who has complete control, a cruel ruler, anyone who uses power in a cruel or unfair way
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