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6th Grade
09/20/2009

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Term
hobbled
Definition
To walk or move along haltingly or with difficulty; limp.
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embankment
Definition
A long artificial mound of stone or earth; built to hold back water or to support a road or as protection
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gouge
Definition
To cut, scoop, or groove a hole
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clan
Definition
A large group of relatives, friends, or associates; a tribe
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scraggly
Definition
lacking neatness or order; ragged or unkempt
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haunches
Definition
hip, buttock, and upper thigh in humans and animals.
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brawny
Definition
Muscular, strong, powerful
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flushed
Definition
turn red, as from fever, embarrassment, or strong emotion; blush
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surge
Definition
To increase suddenly
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gnawed
Definition
To bite, chew on, or erode with the teeth.
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muzzle
Definition
The forward, projecting part of the head of certain animals, such as dogs, including the mouth, nose, and jaws; the snout.
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floundering
Definition
make clumsy attempts to move or regain one's balance
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aurochs
Definition
Large recently extinct long-horned European wild ox; considered one of the ancestors of domestic cattle
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hideous
Definition
so extremely ugly as to be terrifying
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bounded
Definition
To leap forward or upward; spring; jump.
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expanse
Definition
Something that is spread out, especially over a large area.
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tussocks
Definition
A clump or tuft, as of growing grass
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slough
Definition
A depression or hollow, usually filled with deep mud; A stagnant swamp, marsh, bog, or pond, especially as part of a bayou, inlet, or backwater
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impudence
Definition

1.                                                                  The quality of being offensively bold; rude

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adorned
Definition

 To enhance or decorate; to lend beauty to

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