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These are vocabulary words found in the book,
Gathering Blue, by Lois Lowry. The exact pages
the words can be found on vary in diffrent publications.
These words can all be found in chapters 11 and 12
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Gathering Blue Vocabulary
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Chapter 11
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word
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Synonym
or definition
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Antonym
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Location
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aura
dictionary
thesaurus
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"There was an
aura
of safety here, Kira felt."
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feeling or atmosphere surrounding or coming out of
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Chapter 11, Page 107
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extracting
dictionary
thesaurus
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"Extracting
the colors was always a slow process."
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take out of, by using a chemical process
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Chapter 11, Page 108
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oppressive
dictionary
thesaurus
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"The dyeing yard, affected by the fire,
was already sultry, almost
oppressive."
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holding down
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liberating
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Chapter 11, Page 109
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disdainfully
dictionary
thesaurus
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"…speaking
disdainfully
of the village and its noisy life."
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with scorn
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Chapter 11, Page 110
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bravado
dictionary
thesaurus
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"Like Matt, beating his chest with
bravado…"
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false bravery
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Chapter 11, Page 110
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fast
dictionary
thesaurus
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"But it don't stay
fast.
It don't linger."
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permanent
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quick or speedy
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Chapter 11, Page 111
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invigorated
dictionary
thesaurus
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"The long walks to the dyer's cott each day were exhausting,
but at the same time the fresh air made her feel cleansed and
invigorated."
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full of energy
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drained
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Chapter 11, Page 114
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Gathering Blue Vocabulary
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Chapter 12
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word
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Synonym
or definition
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Antonym
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Location
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restoration
dictionary
thesaurus
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"After this year's Gathering, after you've finished with the
restoration,
you'll have this entire section to work on for years to come."
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fix or repair to original condition
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Chapter 12, Page 116
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mischief
dictionary
thesaurus
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"She laughed quietly thinking if Matt and his
mischief."
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good natured misbehaving
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Chapter 12, Page 116
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ravished
dictionary
thesaurus
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"…towns burned and
ravished
by fiery destruction."
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destroyed or taken by violence
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Chapter 12, Page 117
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serenity
dictionary
thesaurus
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"But the sections of
serenity
were exquisite."
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calm
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chaos
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Chapter 12, Page 118
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tranquil
dictionary
thesaurus
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"The pattern of the peacful times felt immensely
tranquil
compared to the tortured chaos of the others."
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calm
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chaotic
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Chapter 12, Page 118
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yonder
dictionary
thesaurus
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"That they had blue
yonder?
What did that mean? Who were they? And where was yonder?"
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distant location
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Chapter 12, Page 118
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sullen
dictionary
thesaurus
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"…the men
sullen
and edgy, the women complaining loudly…"
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moody and quiet
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cheerful
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Chapter 12, Page 118
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colicky
dictionary
thesaurus
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"I've heard cats yowling so that they sound like babies with
colicky
bellies."
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stomach ache in a baby
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Chapter 12, Page 120
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