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63 Cards in this Set
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scraggy
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unkempt
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pacifist
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peace-lover
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immaterial
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inconsequential, of no importance
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spontaneous
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unplanned, impulsive
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qualms
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misgivings, doubts
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sadist
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torturer
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infinitely
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endlessly
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ostracize
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banish, exclude
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verification
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confirmation, proof
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inane
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pointless, ridiculous
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scrawny
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excessively thin
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conscientious
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meticulous; careful; painstaking; particular
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scrawny
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excessively thin
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conscientious
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meticulous; careful; painstaking; particular
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sacreligious
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Grossly irreverent toward what is or is held to be sacred
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incognito
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disguise
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provocative
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tending or serving to provoke; inciting, stimulating, irritating, or vexing.
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innummerable
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incapable of being counted; countless
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nonchalant
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coolly unconcerned, indifferent, or unexcited; casua
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DB Caulfield
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wrote the secret goldfish about a little boy who woulnt let anyone look at his goldfish
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Mr. Spencer
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"life is a game that one plays according to the rules"
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Ackley
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Very tall round shouldered, lousy teeth, bad personality
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Stradlater
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kind of popular, holdens roomate
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Jane Gallagher
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not THAT attractive, but holden was obssesed with her. "kept all her kings in the back row"
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Allie Caulfield
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most intelligent nicest member of the caufields, died... holdens lil bro
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Sally Hays
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holden wanted to marry her the minute he saw her but he didnt even like her
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Mrs. Caulfield
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holdens mom
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Faith Cavendish
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woman suggested to holden to "hang out with"
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Carl Luce
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smart guy who holden had a drink with one night
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In chapter 16 what did mommy decide that she needed to learn to do and how did it turn out?
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drive... did bad... almost got in an accident
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Explain the difficulty james had trying to turn his life around
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he was haning around his old friends
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How did dennis impact ruths life
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stopped rocky from turning her into a prostitute
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What was mommys behavior when she saw james get on the bus...after?
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at first she was strong... but once he left she cried
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How did James get info from his mom, when he was younger?
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asked her/ brothers and sisters
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What did richie tell james that made him cry?
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he was adopted
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Mameh
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Ruths mom
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What was Tateh and Mamehs relationship?
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didnt get along at all.
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Frances
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quit running when he turned 30
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Tateh
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escaped from the russian army
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What names were all used my James mother?
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Ruth, Ruchel, Rachel
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When James was 14 what hobbies did his mommy take up?
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bike and piano
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what can't orthodox jews do on the sabath?
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ride in cars
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why did tateh marry mameh?
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he wanted to come to america
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dissipation
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dissolution, licentiousness, profligacy, waste, wastefulness
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veererd
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to change direction or turn about or aside
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irony
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the use of words to convey a meaning that is the opposite of its literal meaning
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literally
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actually; without exaggeration or inaccuracy
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inquisitive
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given to inquiry, research, or asking questions; eager for knowledge; intellectually curious
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literary
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pertaining to or of the nature of books and writings
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thriving
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to prosper; be fortunate or successful
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prosperous
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well-to-do or well-off
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segregated
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to separate, withdraw, or go apart
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infraction
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breach; violation; infringement
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arrogant
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Having or displaying a sense of overbearing self-worth or self-importance.
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modus operandi
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A person's manner of working.
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encompassing
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to form a circle about; encircle; surround
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epitomize
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sum up.
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agitated
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to disturb or excite emotionally; arouse; perturb
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What is a thesis?
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main or controlling idea that the authors are trying to make
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what do Beggnings do?
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catch the readers attention
introduce thesis |
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what do endings do?
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sumarize essay
inpire reader |
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what are the 2 types of effective sentences?
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unvaried and varied
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Adequate development is determined by 3 things...
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how complicated or contriversal
What the reader knows or belives Length allowed |
