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Call It Courage
Vocabulary for chapter 1
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Literature
7th Grade
11/15/2012

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bonito
Definition
any of various medium-sized tunas
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(churn)ing
Definition
to stir or shake violently
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despair
Definition
to lose all hope or confidence
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ebb
Definition
the flowing back from the shore of water brought in by the tide
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(falter)ed
Definition
to move unsteadily; waver
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fledgling
Definition
a young bird which has just developed feathers for flying
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frigate
Definition

any of several seabirds noted for their power of flight

         and the habit of robbing other birds of fish

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(hover)ed
Definition
to hang fluttering in the air or on the wing
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(impend)ing
Definition
to threaten to occur immediately
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(jeer)ed
Definition
to speak or cry out in scorn
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(lurk)ed
Definition
to lie concealed; to be a hidden threat
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pinnacle
Definition
a high, pointed peak
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 resentment
Definition

a feeling of angry displeasure at something regarded

        as a wrong, insult, or injury

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scornful
Definition
feeling or showing scorn (anger or disgust)
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sea urchin
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any of a class of invertebrate animals that are echinoderms

     related to the starfish, live on or burrow on the sea bottom,

        and are covered with spines

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(serene)ly
Definition
shining brightly and steadily
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(shroud)ed
Definition

to cover with or as with a shroud

 (the cloth placed over a dead body)

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(sustain)ing
Definition
to supply with nourishment
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(thwart)s
Definition
a rower’s seat extending across a boat
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whimper
Definition
to utter weak interrupted cries
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