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Witch Blackbird Pond
Vocabulary Review
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Literature
7th Grade
09/10/2012

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adroit
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skilled, often with use of hands

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auspiciously
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in a manner that suggests a positive outcome; favorably
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composure
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calmness
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concoct
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to put or mix together
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cowed
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intimidated
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decorum
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conformity to standards of good taste
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disheartening
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likely to lower morale
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enthrall
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to hold spellbound
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fulsome
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insensitive, insincerely flattering
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hankering
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strong desire
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incoherent
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disorganized or hard to understand
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ingenious
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clever or original
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instigation
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act of urging, or inciting
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intercede
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to act as a mediator to resolve differences
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inveigle
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to persuade through tricks
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nonplussed
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at a loss for words
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obstreperous
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noisy; rowdy
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perforce
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by force of circumstance
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sundry
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various
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surreptitiously
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secretly
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preternatural
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beyond what is ordinary
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punctilious
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concerned about following rules exactly
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vengeance
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punishment made to pay back an earlier injury
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tantalizingly
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mockingly, teasingly
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timorous
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fearful
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tryst
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secret agreement or meeting place
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uproariously
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in a very noisy or funny manner
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