american history

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hierarchy

a list in order of importance

intersect

to meet

martyr

someone who dies for a cause or religious belief

muted

quieted softened

Anticipate

to look forward to

profound

deep

literally

actually, really

Coordinate

to move or act smoothly with someone else

tenement

a city apartment for poorer families that is usually uncomfortable

temptation

an urge to do something

virago

a lound harsh sounding woman

brittle

stiff

Humiliate

to embarrass deeply

disciplinarian

one who punishes

Refrain

repeated words

heaving

moving up and down

muscular

strongly built

Literally

actully,really

violently

extremely without control

Temptation

an urge to do something

abrupt

said or done suddenly, without much explanation

discreet

careful, showing good judgment

infatuated

foolishly in love

disbelief

holding something to be untrue

distraught

terribly upset

linger

to be slow in leaving

embrace

to hug

intention

a plan

logic

reasoning

dilapidated

rundown, in poor condition

reaction

a response

over-poulated

overcrowded

utter

total complete

monstrosity

something that is huge and ugly

residence

a place to live in

smudged

smeared

warped

curved; out of focus

restraint

control

solace

comfort

maneuvering

planning a movement to gain you something

retraint

control

trance

a condition in which one cant seem to move

solace

comfort

version

a form or type

Enthralled

fascinated

trance

a condition in which one can't seem to move

version

a form or type

Hystericl

not able to stop crying

epiphany

the moment in a story when a character recognizes an important truth

Lilting

musical

fiction

literature in which the author creates the event and the characters

epiphany

the moment in a story when a characters recognizes an important truth

flashback

a look into the past at some point in a story

Passion

strong ferling

image

a picture in the reader's mind created by words

fiction

lierarture in which the author creates the events and characters

flashback

a look into the past at some point in a story

image

a picture in the reders mind created by words


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