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These are vocabulary words found in chapters 1 through 2 of the book,
"Gathering Blue",
by Lois Lowry.
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"Gathering Blue" Vocabulary
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Chapter 1
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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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Alternate
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lingering
adjective
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Then after the brief and unexpected sickness, it had become the body of Katrina,
still containing the
lingering
spirit.
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staying
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departing
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Chapter 1, Page 1
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vast
adjective
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She could see some of them in the
vast
foul-smelling Field of Leaving,
huddled beside the ones whose lingering spirits they tended.
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enormous
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small
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Chapter 1, Page 2
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huddled
verb
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She could see some of them in the vast foul-smelling Field of Leaving,
huddled
beside the ones whose lingering spirits they tended.
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staying close
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Chapter 1, Page 2
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propelled
verb
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And fear
propelled
her now as she stood, leaning on her stick.
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moved forward
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Chapter 1, Page 3
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supple
adjective
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…when tree limbs were
supple
and mud was thick and abundant beside the river.
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bendable
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stiff
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Chapter 1, Page 3
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abundant
adjective
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…when tree limbs were supple and mud was thick and
abundant
beside the river.
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having many
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scarce
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Chapter 1, Page 3
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acknowledgment
noun
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They had nodded to each other, Kira and her mother's brother in
acknowledgment.
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greeting
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Chapter 1, Page 3
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burden
noun
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"Still, they made me promise that you would not become a
burden."
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problem
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heavy or troublesome item
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Chapter 1, Page 6
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reliable
adjective
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"You are a sturdy and
reliable
helper in the weaving shed; all the women who work there say so."
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dependable
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unreliable
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Chapter 1, Page 6
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diminished
verb
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For everyday work, Kira helped in the weaving shed,
picking up the scraps and leavings, but her twisted leg
diminished
her value as a laborer and even, in the future, as a mate.
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decreased
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increased
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Chapter 1, Page 7
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flailing
verb
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Tussling, the toddlers slapped and kicked at each other, grabbing toy-sticks,
flailing
with their small fists.
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waving or thrashing
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hitting
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Chapter 1, Page 8
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fen
noun
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He lived in the swampy, disagreeable
fen,
probably the child of a dragger or digger.
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swamp
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Chapter 1, Page 8
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ruefully
adverb
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He squinted at her
ruefully
and wrinkled his nose.
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sadly
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happily
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Chapter 1, Page 9
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methodically
adverb
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…followed by a rebuilding that became almost festive with the noise of the workers
smearing wet mud over the fitted wooden sides of new structures,
methodically
slapping it into smoothness.
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in a planned way
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haphazardly
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Chapter 1, Page 9
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cadence
noun
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The
cadence
of bickering was a constant sound in the village…
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rhythm
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Chapter 1, Page 10
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wary
adjective
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She needed information from Matt and it would make him
wary
to know she was frightened.
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cautious
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foolhardy
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Chapter 1, Page 11
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disobedient
adjective
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In order to pen their
disobedient
toddlers and chickens…
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naughty
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well behaved
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Chapter 1, Page 11
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"Gathering Blue" Vocabulary
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Chapter 2
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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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Alternate
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deter
verb
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Perhaps the simple fact of seeing her there at work would
deter
the women who hoped to drive her away.
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discourage
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encourage
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Chapter 2, Page 12
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curt
adjective
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Here and there, people acknowledged her presence with a
curt
nod…
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small motion or behavior, possibly so small it becomes rude
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Chapter 2, Page 12
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flourished
verb
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Then more days had passed, more weeds had
flourished…
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grew well or increased greatly
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was stunted
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Chapter 2, Page 12
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entwined
verb
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The poles that held the beans
entwined
had toppled, and he was angrily setting them upright…
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woven or tangled
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connected closely
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Chapter 2, Page 12
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cringing
verb
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"…he was
cringing
from his father's slap.
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cowering
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Chapter 2, Page 13
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brazenly
adverb
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…glanced at Kira, and then
brazenly
began to pull carrots from the garden that Kira and her mother had tended together.
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boldly
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Chapter 2, Page 13
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contemptuously
adverb
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Laughing
contemptuously,
the woman sauntered away, her hands filled with dirt-encrusted carrots.
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in a way that is lacking respect
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Chapter 2, Page 14
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sauntered
verb
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Laughing contemptuously, the woman
sauntered
away, her hands filled with dirt-encrusted carrots.
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strolled
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scurried
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Chapter 2, Page 14
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encrusted
verb
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Laughing contemptuously the woman sauntered away, her hands filled with
dirt-encrusted
carrots.
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covered
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Chapter 1, Page 14
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tentatively
adverb
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She rose and
tentatively
picked up one of the slender, pliable saplings from the pile.
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cautiously
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boldly
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Chapter 2, Page 14
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pliable
adjective
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She rose and tentatively picked up one of the slender,
pliable
saplings from the pile.
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supple
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stiff
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Chapter 2, Page 14
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vigor
noun
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No one else had ever survived such a clawing,
and the scar reminded everyone of Vandara's courage and
vigor
as well as her malevolence.
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strength
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weakness
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Chapter 2, Page 15
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malevolence
noun
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No one else had ever survived such a clawing, and the scar reminded everyone of
Vandara's courage and vigor as well as her
malevolence.
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spitefulness
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benevolence
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Chapter 2, Page 15
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conceded
verb
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"I will cut my own," Kara
conceded."
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agreed or admitted reluctantly
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Chapter 2, Page 15
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emerged
verb
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Other woman
emerged
from surrounding cotts.
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came out from
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went in
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Chapter 2, Page 15
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hostile
adjective
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Kira saw that she was surrounded by
hostile
women…
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angry
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friendly
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Chapter 2, Page 16
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assent
verb
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She heard some murmurs of
assent.
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agreement
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disagreement
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Chapter 2, Page 17
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formal agreement (noun)
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apprehensive
adjective
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"If there is a death..." she heard a woman repeat in an uncertain,
apprehensive
voice.
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fearful
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confident
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Chapter 2, Page 17
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menaced
verb
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Glaring, Vandara
menaced
her, bending her elbow as if to throw.
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threatened
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Chapter 2, Page 17
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hesitancy
noun
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Now, without instruction or practice, without
hesitancy
her finger…
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a pause
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Chapter 2, Page 20
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