Word/Phrase
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Page
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Definition
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scythed
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64
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Cut with a long, curved
blade
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doubtful
|
64
|
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boldly
|
65
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Without being afraid
|
grudgingly
|
66
|
Unwillingly
|
masses
|
66
|
Large groups
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emaciated
|
68
|
Very thin from not getting
enough to eat
|
mingle
|
71
|
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despair
|
72
|
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skittered
|
73
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To move lightly and
quickly, like a little animal
|
government collapse; government fall
|
73
|
When the people who are in
charge in a county lose power
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stampede
|
74
|
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borehole
|
76
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A deep hole drilled into
the ground
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earnestly
|
76
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seriously and honestly
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welter
|
79
|
Large and confusing group
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plagued
|
80
|
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peril
|
80
|
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Wednesday, December 11, 2019
HW #12 Due Fri 12/13
Complete WB page 58. Make sure to use the context of what is happening in the book.