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Among the Hidden
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50
Literature
6th Grade
03/16/2011

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abnormally
Definition
not normal or usual
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agonized
Definition
felt so bad about something, it made him sick to his stomach
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annihilation
Definition
total destruction
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apparatus
Definition
a tool or machine that helps you do something; or equipment needed to do something
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audibly
Definition
so that you can hear it
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belch
Definition
burp
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beseech
Definition
ask or plead or beg (like for help)
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botch
Definition
mess up
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bug
Definition
annoy or pester
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careen
Definition
to go around
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caution
Definition
be careful
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congeal
Definition
clot or jell; become solid like
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cultivation
Definition
farming the land; tilling, getting soil ready
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curtail
Definition
to cut short, reduce; shorten
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decade
Definition
10 years
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deranged
Definition
crazy
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disable
Definition
not able to do something; sometimes it means to make something unable to perform
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duck
Definition
squat down; hide
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entitled
Definition
can lay claim to; has the right to
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excess
Definition
more than needed
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exposed
Definition
left out in the open for all to see
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famine
Definition
a wide spread food shortage
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forged
Definition
either fake (like a liscence) or made by using fire
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germination
Definition
the beginning of a seed or plant growing
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giddy
Definition
so happy or excited that you just can't help but giggle
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gleam
Definition
a brief flash of light
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grieve
Definition
so sad that you can't do anything but cry
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grope
Definition
reach around in the dark for something
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guffaw
Definition
a loud, horse laugh
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gulf
Definition
a part of an ocean or a deep wide hole in the ground
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hacker
Definition
a computer whiz that can break into others computers and files
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harboring
Definition
hiding someone from the enemy or the law
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hesitate
Definition
to be slow to act, pause, waver
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hibernate
Definition
sleep for a long period of time without waking to eat
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hoard
Definition
a hidden stash of food and supplies
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hover
Definition
to hang over or look over one's shoulder
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hydroponics
Definition
growing food in water instead of dirt
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illegal
Definition
against the law
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incredulously
Definition
unbelief or skeptically
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infiltrator
Definition
a person who finds their way into your business and tells on you; an undercover agent or spy
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instantaneous
Definition
in the blink of an eye; or as quick as possible
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justify
Definition
to prove to be right or blameless
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linger
Definition
slow to leave
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mock
Definition
mimic or make fun of
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monitor
Definition
keep an eye on things
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nonchalantly
Definition
casual; without a care in the world
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obsessive
Definition
has to have it; no matter what
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offal
Definition
trash; waste; usually of butchered animals
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ominous
Definition
threatening; like evil or dark clouds
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painstakingly
Definition
takes great care to do something right
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