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Rolling of Thunder, Hear my cry
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Literature
6th Grade
10/22/2012

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mortagage
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repayment of money borrowed for property
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plantation
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an unusually large farm or estate
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audible
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being able to be heard
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sharecropping
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when a farmer works on the land and in exchange for a share of crop
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loitering
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to hang around somewhere for no good reason
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maverick
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someone who refused to obey the rules
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welts
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a ridge or bump on the skin caused by a lash or blow
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raucous
Definition
having a rough or rowdy manner
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indignant
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being angry about something that does not seem fair
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gully
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a ditch that is made by running water after heavy rains
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chignon
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a roll or knot of hair worn at the back of the head
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diction
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style of speaking or writing as dependent upon choice of words
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pensive
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thinking on sad things
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scarlet
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bright red
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meticulous
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showing extreme care about details
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resilient
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recovering readily from illness
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destination
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the place to which a person or thing travels
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aloof
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distant physically or emotionally
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proprietor
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the owner of a business establishment
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pact
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an argreement
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embitter
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cause to be bitter or resentful
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conspiracy
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an evil,unlawful,plan formulated in secret by two or more people
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listless
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having or showing little or no interest in anything;tired
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discree
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showing good judgement in your manners and speech
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engrossed
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absorbed;having full attention on something or someone
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fathom
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understand
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disgruntled
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put in a bad mood about something or someone
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disfigured
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to ruin the appearance of something or someone
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patronize
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to act as if someone is better
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haughty
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feeling as if you are better than somebody else
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mercantile
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a place where there is buying and selling of merchandise
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revolt
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to rise up against a government or an authority
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obnoxious
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very disagreeable; arguementive
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promenade
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a place where you can take a pleasant stroll
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mute
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unable to speak
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reprimand
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to scold or punish
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prevail
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overcome;win
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moping
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to be in a sad way, gloomy way
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furrowed
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making a narrow grove in something
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veranda
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a long open porch without a roof
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snidely
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being insulting
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sulk
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to pout
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languid
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being weak from
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moderate
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neither very much;or little
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luxary
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something that you want, but necessarily don't need
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cauldron
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a large kettle
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aromae
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smell
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portrude
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to stick out
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ponder
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to think seriously about something
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indication
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the act of pointing out something to someone
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resent
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to feel angry at something or someone
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sentinel
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a guard
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timid
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shy
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dialect
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a language considered as one of a group that has a common ancestor:Persian, Latin and English are Indo-European dialects
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Mulatto
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a person with one black and one white parent
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aristocracy
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people who are thought to be better than the rest of the community
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interject
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to throw or insert among other things
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resemblance
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having a likeness to something or someone
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Shantytown
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a town that is poor and made up mostly or poor housing
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eviction
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to throw out (a person, especially a tenant)from land, a building, etc., by legal process, as for nonpayment of rent
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dark orange-yellow
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amber
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lively,perky
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jauntily
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not limited; not clearly defined or determined
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indefinitely
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a book used for keeping up with one’s accounts
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ledger
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a cloth placed over a dead body
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shroud
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to quit
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resign
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things that makes life easier
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amenities
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being slow, lazy, uncaring
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lethargic
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easily scared
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skittish
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To call for
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summon
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abandoned; lonely
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desolate
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To fix in one place
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immobilize
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pale
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ashen
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to stir a person to action; to poke
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prod
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very excited or upset
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frenzied
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