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Literature
9th Grade
12/11/2010
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desist

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to cease doing something
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doleful

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filled with or expressing grief
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elusive

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hard to hold
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engrossed

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to occupy the full attention of
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frustrate

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to annoy
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imminent

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about to happen
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inclement

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stormy or rainy
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inert

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not able to move or act
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interject

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to insert between other parts or elements
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maudlin

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effusively or tearfully sentimental
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obsess

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a persistant preoccupation w/an idea and emotion
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peruse

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to read w/great attention
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premonition

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an advance warning
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recoil

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flench back
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salient

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noticeable
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symptomatic

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a change in bodily sensation, function or apperance
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wan

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abnormally pale
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