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Group III - Reading Selection #9
Two Years Before the Mast (May 14th-18th)
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Literature
8th Grade
05/15/2012

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alternative
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choice between two things; one of the two (or more) things from which a choice is to be made; choice
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impulse
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sudden arousing of the mind and spirit to do something; sudden inclination to act; urge
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indignity
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act that offends a person's dignity or self-respect; insult; outrage
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insolent
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boldly rude; disrespectful; insulting
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rage
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violent and uncontrollable anger; fury
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resist
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exert force in opposition; fight against; oppose
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submission
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act of giving in or surrendering to the power or authority of another; obedience
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writhe
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twist and turn this way and that; squirm
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yield
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give up; cease resistance; surrender
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zeal
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active enthusiastic interest; eagerness; ardor; fervor
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