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Far North Vocab. Chapters 1-5
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Literature
7th Grade
02/10/2012

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mischievous
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showing a spirit of doing minor harm
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armored
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protected by a metal covering
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contrail
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a stream of visible water or vapor particles created by an airplane or rocket at high altitudes
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residential
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living and working continuously in once place
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anvil
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a heavy, iron block on which metal is shaped by hammering
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visualize
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to form a mental picture in your head
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uncanny
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beyond what is considered to be normal; mysterious
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boom
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a rapid increase in growth or prosperity; a rapid expansion of business
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artificial
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made, produced, or performed by human beings instead of following a natural process
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encased
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enclosed in, for example, in a case
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remote (person)
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distant in manner; aloof
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remote (ex: village)
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far removed in time, place, or relation to others
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dialect
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regional variety of a language differing from the standard language
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pried
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to force out, detach, or open with difficulty
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insulate
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to separate so as to prevent the transfer or electricity, heat, sound, or liquid
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barren
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producing inferior or small amount of vegetation
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rival (verb)
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to be in competition with another
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menace
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danger or threat
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immunity
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exempt or not influenced by something
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dashing
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showy and stylish, especially in dress and manner
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array (noun)
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regular order or arrangement
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manipulate
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to operate with the hands or by mechanical means with skill
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destined
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to settle in advance; to be bound or directed for ahead of time
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stunted
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to hold back the normal growth or progresssion
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tributary
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a stream flowing into a larger stream or river
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conspiratorial
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planning or plotting with someone (often to do something illegal)
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