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Hoot Chapter 4
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Literature
5th Grade
12/01/2009

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retrieved
Definition
To get and bring back. I retrieved the ball from the lake.
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tolerance
Definition
sympathy for beliefs or practices different than our own. I showed tolerance for the loud music even though I didn't like it.
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agitated
Definition
to excite, stir up or be anxious. He was very agitated because he was so nervous about the test.
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pathetic
Definition
so sad or so pitiful. The dog looked so pathetic after being left outside in the rain.
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distressed
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great suffering of the mind or body, pain or worry. He was distressed after his grandfather died.
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speculated
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to guess. The teacher speculated that nobody had studied because the test grades were so poor.
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summoned
Definition
to send for, to invite to a meeting. If you are summoned by the Principal, you must report to her office.
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conceded
Definition
to agree or acknowledge that something is true or right. His basketball team conceded they had lost after the ref made a close call.
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ordeal
Definition
a terrible experience. His first science test was quite an ordeal because it was so long and difficult.
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compliance
Definition
to agree to, to go along with. If you are in compliance with the rules of the library, you will return your books. when they are due.
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apprehension
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Fear of what may be coming, anxious, worried. The children felt great apprehension as they walked towards the haunted house.
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receded
Definition
to move back or away. The scary figure receded behind the curtains in the haunted house.
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scheming
Definition
to make a secret plan. The boys were scheming a way to scare the girls.
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fiasco
Definition
a complete failure. The concert was a complete fiasco because all the instruments were out of tune.
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genuinely
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real, being what it seems to be. Her friend genuinely hugged her and she knew it would be ok.
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immense
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Very big, huge. The immense gym was full of screaming fans.
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abundance
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a large quantity. On Thanksgiving, we usually eat an abundance of food.
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