american history
vocabulary
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hierarchy |
a list in order of importance |
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intersect |
to meet |
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martyr |
someone who dies for a cause or religious belief |
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muted |
quieted softened |
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Anticipate |
to look forward to |
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profound |
deep |
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literally |
actually, really |
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Coordinate |
to move or act smoothly with someone else |
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tenement |
a city apartment for poorer families that is usually uncomfortable |
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temptation |
an urge to do something |
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virago |
a lound harsh sounding woman |
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brittle |
stiff |
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Humiliate |
to embarrass deeply |
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disciplinarian |
one who punishes |
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Refrain |
repeated words |
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heaving |
moving up and down |
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muscular |
strongly built |
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Literally |
actully,really |
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violently |
extremely without control |
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Temptation |
an urge to do something |
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abrupt |
said or done suddenly, without much explanation |
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discreet |
careful, showing good judgment |
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infatuated |
foolishly in love |
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disbelief |
holding something to be untrue |
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distraught |
terribly upset |
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linger |
to be slow in leaving |
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embrace |
to hug |
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intention |
a plan |
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logic |
reasoning |
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dilapidated |
rundown, in poor condition |
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reaction |
a response |
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over-poulated |
overcrowded |
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utter |
total complete |
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monstrosity |
something that is huge and ugly |
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residence |
a place to live in |
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smudged |
smeared |
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warped |
curved; out of focus |
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restraint |
control |
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solace |
comfort |
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maneuvering |
planning a movement to gain you something |
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retraint |
control |
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trance |
a condition in which one cant seem to move |
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solace |
comfort |
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version |
a form or type |
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Enthralled |
fascinated |
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trance |
a condition in which one can't seem to move |
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version |
a form or type |
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Hystericl |
not able to stop crying |
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epiphany |
the moment in a story when a character recognizes an important truth |
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Lilting |
musical |
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fiction |
literature in which the author creates the event and the characters |
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epiphany |
the moment in a story when a characters recognizes an important truth |
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flashback |
a look into the past at some point in a story |
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Passion |
strong ferling |
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image |
a picture in the reader's mind created by words |
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fiction |
lierarture in which the author creates the events and characters |
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flashback |
a look into the past at some point in a story |
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image |
a picture in the reders mind created by words |





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