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These are vocabulary words found in the book,
"Gathering Blue", by Lois Lowry. These
words can all be found in chapters 21, 22 and 23.
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Gathering Blue Vocabulary
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Chapters 21 - 23
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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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solemnity
dictionary
thesaurus
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"…while the people, released now from their
solemnity,
whistled and stamped their feet in appreciation."
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seriousness
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rowdiness
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Chapter 21, Page 191
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courteous
dictionary
thesaurus
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"It would have been the expected gesture for even the most
inconsiderate or hostile stranger,
and this man appeared to be both friendly and
courteous."
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polite
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rude
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Chapter 21, Page 192
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ruined
dictionary
thesaurus
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"She watched his
ruined
eyes, and saw that they were able, still to weep."
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not able to be fixed
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perfect
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Chapter 21, Page 198
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Gathering Blue Vocabulary
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Chapter 22
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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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delirious
dictionary
thesaurus
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"My eyes were destroyed and I was almost
delirious
with pain."
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crazy, not able to think straight
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lucid
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Chapter 22, Page 202
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grievously
dictionary
thesaurus
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"She knew no one who would be willing to soothe or
comfort or aid a
grievously
wounded being."
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extremely
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Chapter 22, Page 203
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Gathering Blue Vocabulary
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Chapter 23
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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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squalor
dictionary
thesaurus
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"She would not miss the
squalor
and noise they would leave behind."
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poverty, filth
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Chapter 23, Page 210
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grotesquely
dictionary
thesaurus
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"They were bare and
grotesquely
misshapen."
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ugly, creepy
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elegantly
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Chapter 23, Page 211
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gimp
dictionary
thesaurus
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"'I know you can't be getting a hubby because of your horrid
gimp…'"
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imperfect leg, or person with one
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braided trim
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Chapter 23, Page 213
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renegade
dictionary
thesaurus
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"She watched through the darkness as the blind man, the
renegade
boy, and the bent-tailed dog set off down the path."
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not conforming
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Chapter 23, Page 215
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