Unit 6 Reading Vocab

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refugee

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n.: Person who flees home or country to seek shelter from war or cruelty

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inflammatory

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adj.: Characterized by pain and swelling

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coax

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v.: Use gentle persuasion

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dismally

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adv.: Gloomily; miserably

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impromptu

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adj.: Unscheduled; unplanned

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solemn

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adj.: Serious; somber

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laborious

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adj.: Taking much work or effort; difficult

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destiny

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n.: What will necessarily happen to any person or thing; fate

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ajar

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adj.: Open

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flinched

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v.: Moved back, as if away from a blow

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sensitive

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adj.: Easily hurt or irritated; touchy

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spectators

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n.: People who watch something wihtout taking part; onlookers

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retrospective

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n.: Look on the past

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draggled

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adj.: Wet and dirty

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insignificant

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adj.: Small; unimposing

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revived

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v.: Came back to consciousness

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meek

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adj.: Timid; humble; not showing anger

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foray

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n.: Sudden attack or raid

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tentatively

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adv.: Hesitantly; with uncertainty

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rejuvenated

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v.: Made to feel refreshed; revitalized

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exertion

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n.: Physical work

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nape

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n.: Back of the neck

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resumed

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v.: Began again; continued

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simultaneously

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adv.: At the same time

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regime

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n.: System or rule of government

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mourning

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adj.: Feeling sorrow for the death of a loved one

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stanched

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v.: Stopped or slowed down

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intricate

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adj.: Complex; full of complicated detail

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consolation

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n.: Something that makes you feel better

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cunningly

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adv.: Cleverly

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avenger

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n.: One who gets even for a wrong or injury

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conspiring

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v.: Planning in secret to do something bad

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ponderous

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adj.: Large; heavy

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indignantly

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adv.: Angrily

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quavering

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adj.: Shaking; trembling

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absurdity

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n.: Nonsense; foolishness

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rheumatism

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n.: Painful condition of the joints and muscles