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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 7 and 8
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Gathering Blue Vocabulary
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Chapter 7
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word
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Synonym
or definition
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Antonym
or
Alternative
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Location
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apparently
dictionary
thesaurus
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"Somewhere below, a fire had
apparently
been built."
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seemingly
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Chapter 7, Page 67
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impractical
dictionary
thesaurus
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"…but
impractical
and unsanitary, and there was no place to bury waste."
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not the easy thing to do
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practical
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Chapter 7, Page 68
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unsanitary
dictionary
thesaurus
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"…but impractical and
unsanitary,
and there was no place to bury waste."
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not clean
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sanitary
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Chapter 7, Page 68
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foreign
dictionary
thesaurus
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"It would be a help, Kira thought, because it all seemed
so new, so
foreign."
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unknown
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from a different land or country
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Chapter 7, Page 69
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astonishment
dictionary
thesaurus
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"…seeing her mother's
astonishment
and the look on the face of the Guardian."
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wonder, amazement
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Chapter 7, Page 70
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disconcerted
dictionary
thesaurus
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"Outside the bell rang. Kira was
disconcerted."
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confused
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at ease
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Chapter 7, Page 71
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lavishly
dictionary
thesaurus
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"She was staring at the
lavishly
decorated fabric…"
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richly
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plainly
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Chapter 7, Page 72
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unadorned
dictionary
thesaurus
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"…the wide
unadorned
section of fabric…"
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undecorated
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decorated
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Chapter 7, Page 74
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advisor
dictionary
thesaurus
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"Jamison had been her defender. Now it seemed he was her
advisor."
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supervisor
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person to get advice from
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Chapter 7, Page 75
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Gathering Blue Vocabulary
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Chapter 8
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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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voluminous
dictionary
thesaurus
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"Triumphantly Matt pulled a thick wad of bread from the
voluminous
pocket of his baggy shorts."
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large and/or with folds
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small
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Chapter 8, Page 77
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pendant
dictionary
thesaurus
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"She lifted the rock
pendant
from her shift."
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necklace with an item on it
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hanging decoration
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Chapter 8, Page 79
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shift
dictionary
thesaurus
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"She lifted the rock pendant from her
shift."
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loose dress
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move something
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Chapter 8, Page 79
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destination
dictionary
thesaurus
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"…announcing that the
destination
was just around the next curve."
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place planned on going to
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Chapter 8, Page 80
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crone
dictionary
thesaurus
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"And there's the
crone
outside in the garden…"
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old woman (witchlike)
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Chapter 8, Page 80
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lush
dictionary
thesaurus
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"…the old woman was working near a
lush
flower garden."
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thick, dense (especially plants)
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barren
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Chapter 8, Page 80
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gnarled
dictionary
thesaurus
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"The woman's hands were
gnarled
and stained."
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twisted or bumpy
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knotted
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Chapter 8, Page 80
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transplant
dictionary
thesaurus
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"Don't move it though, lessen you must. Greenweed don't want to
transplant."
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dig and move a plant
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relocate any living thing or part
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Chapter 8, Page 82
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cackled
dictionary
thesaurus
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"She held up her own and
cackled
with laughter."
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laugh (in a witch like way)
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made a chicken noise
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Chapter 8, Page 82
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mordant
dictionary
thesaurus
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"And the
mordants
too. You must learn those."
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chemical used to make dye permanent
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Chapter 8, Page 84
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