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White Fang Vocab
Part 1
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Language - English
6th Grade
12/16/2011
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ominous
 Definition
threatening
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vast
 Definition
very large, expansive
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reign
 Definition
be in power (like a king)
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desolate, a desolation
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bleak, dismal emptiness;
completely hopeless and unhappy
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mirth;
mirthless
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joy;
without joy
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partake
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share
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grim,
grimness
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gloomy, depressing, serious
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infallible;
infallibility
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never wrong
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futile;
futility
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pointless, producing no useful result
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defiant
defiance
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showing bold disobedience
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toil
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work very hard
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prominent
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particularly noticeable
important or famous
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an offence
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resentment or hurt;
an attack
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harry
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harass, carry out attacks
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revolt
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a refusal to obey or conform
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dictum
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a formal pronouncement from an authoritative source
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cessation
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the stopping of something
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awed
unawed
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filled with a feeling ofreverent respect, fear or wonder;
not feeling the above
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indomitable
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impossible to subdue or defeat
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fervid
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intensely enthusiastic
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replenish
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refill, resupply
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distort
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change the face or view
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objurgation
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severe rebuke
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epitaph
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what is written on a tomb stone
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pursue
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follow
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desist
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stop doing something
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stealthy
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sneaky
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suspicious
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showing cautious distrust;
distrustful
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apathetic
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having no concern or passion or opinion
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anxious
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nervous
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solitude
 Definition
state of being alone
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desperate
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having no other options
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to emit
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to send or give off
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to pause
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to stop for a minute
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wistful
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showing a feeling of vague longing
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gaunt
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thin
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baffling
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confusing
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illusion
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a picture which is not real
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distinct
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clear
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betray
 Definition
give away, to not keep one' trust
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