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Roll of Thunder: Hear My Cry
Chps-7&8
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English
6th Grade
11/26/2012
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Cauldron(n)
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a large kettle
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Aroma(n)
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smell
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Protrude(v)
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to stick out
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Ponder(v)
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to think seriously about something
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Indication(n)
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the act of pointing out something to someone
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Resent(v)
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to feel angry or annoyed at something or someone
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Sentinel(n)
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a guard
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Timid(adj)
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shy
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Dialect(n)
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a language considered as one of a group that has a common ancestor: persian, Latin and English are Indo- European dialects
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Mulatto(n)
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a person with one black and one white parent
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Aristocracy(n)
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people who are thought to be better than the rest of the community
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Interject(v)
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to throw or insert among other things
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Resemblance(n)
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having a likeness to something or someone
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Shantytown(n)
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a town that is poor and made up of mostly poor housing
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Eviction(v)
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to throw out(a person, especially a tenant) from land, a building, etc., by legal process, as for nonpayment of rent
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Placid(adj)
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peaceful
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Expend(v)
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to use up
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Unmerciful(adj)
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being unforgiving
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Apprehensive(adj)
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fearful of what may happen
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Collateral(n)
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property promised as security for a loan
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