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Lizzie Bright
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Literature
6th Grade
12/16/2008
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Throttle
 Definition
to choke; strangle
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Tutelage
 Definition
instruction
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The Aeneid
 Definition
latin epic poem written by Virgil
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Insolence
 Definition
disrespect
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Adjudicate
 Definition
to serve as judge
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The Origin of Species
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by Charles Darwin about natural selection
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Conflagration
 Definition
big, destructive fire
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Jaunty
 Definition
perky
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Bulbous
 Definition
rounded, shaped like a bulb
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Eulogy
 Definition
a funeral speech
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Conniving
 Definition
scheming or cooperating secretly in worng doing
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Lackadaisical
 Definition
showing lack of intrest
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Cupola
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a small dome on a roof
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Frisian
 Definition
heavy black work horse
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Reel
 Definition
a lively dance
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Deacon
 Definition
church officer who helps the minister
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Meander
 Definition
to take a winding course
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Parish
 Definition
an area of land under the charge of the minister
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Hewn
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made or shaped
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Dory
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a flat boat with highsides
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Shanty
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small shack
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Starch
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substance that stiffens clothes when ironed
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Deed
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legal document used to show ownershipof property
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Perdition
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hell
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Squalor
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filth and wretchedness
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Sordidness
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dirtiness, wretchedness
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Charles Darwin
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explorer, author, created theory of evolution
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Vastness
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big
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Maelstorm
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large and violent whirlpool
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Sloop
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sailboat
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Imperinent
 Definition
disrespecful
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