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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 5 and 6
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Gathering Blue Vocabulary
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Chapter 5
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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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magnificent
dictionary
thesaurus
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"The
magnificent
robe was laid out on the table in display."
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wonderful or beautiful
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unimpressive
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Chapter 5, Page 46
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diminished
dictionary
thesaurus
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"She is very old. Her sight is somewhat
diminished."
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not full or strong
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lessened
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Chapter 5, Page 48
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excrement
dictionary
thesaurus
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"The smell from the thick mounds of
excrement
beneath the terrified pigs…"
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manure
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droppings
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Chapter 5, Page 50
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stealthily
dictionary
thesaurus
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"Kira had watched from the weaving shed each day as Matt
stealthily
crept…"
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in a way as not to be observed
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brazenly
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Chapter 5, Page 51
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filched
dictionary
thesaurus
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"I
filched
'em from your cott before the burning."
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took without permission
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stole
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Chapter 5, Page 52
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Gathering Blue Vocabulary
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Chapter 6
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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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resonating
dictionary
thesaurus
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"Four bells - the third was
resonating
now…"
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deep vibrating sound
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Chapter 6, Page 56
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iridescent
dictionary
thesaurus
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"Branch, beside him, was pawing excitedly at a large
iridescent
beetle, blocking its path…"
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shiny, or glowing
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dull
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Chapter 6, Page 56
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oblong
dictionary
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"She reached into her pocket and held up a lumpy
oblong."
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oval
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Chapter 6, Page 57
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haphazardly
dictionary
thesaurus
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"Matt indicated a pile of objects wrapped
haphazardly
in a dirty woven cloth on the steps near him."
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in an unordered way
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in an organized way
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Chapter 6, Page 57
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filched
dictionary
thesaurus
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"I've got me a sucker I
filched
from a shop…"
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stole
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Chapter 6, Page 57
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mammoth
dictionary
thesaurus
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"…always loves a
mammoth
buggie to poke…"
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huge
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prehistoric elephant
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Chapter 6, Page 57
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impetuous
dictionary
thesaurus
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"…perhaps he had simply grabbed what he could with his
impetuous,
generous small hands."
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passionate, active
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Chapter 6, Page 63
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inert
dictionary
thesaurus
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"But the little rock was
inert
and odorless, without a hint or memory of life."
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lifeless
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lively
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Chapter 6, Page 65
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