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Gathering Blue Vocabulary
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Chapter 9
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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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hues
dictionary
thesaurus
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"…knowing that she would have to match the
hues
carefully in the daylight before she began the repairs."
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shade
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Chapter 9, Page 87
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confrontation
dictionary
thesaurus
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"Quickly Kira turned a corner to escape a
confrontation…"
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fight or argument
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Chapter 9, Page 91
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voluminous
dictionary
thesaurus
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"…was portrayed with immense complexity on the
voluminous
folds of the robe."
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having a large volume or amount
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having many folds
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Chapter 9, Page 94
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imperceptibly
dictionary
thesaurus
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"Then the sea blended
imperceptibly
into sweeping areas of land…"
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gradually
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not able to be observed or noticed
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Chapter 9, Page 94
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meticulous
dictionary
thesaurus
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"…making certain that she was attentive to her job and would be
meticulous
in the work."
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very carefully
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with great attention to detail
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Chapter 9, Page 95
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infinitesimal
dictionary
thesaurus
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"The lifeless men dotted with red knots of blood were still an
infinitesimal
section of the robe…"
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very tiny
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immeasurably small
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Chapter 9, Page 95
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volition
dictionary
thesaurus
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"It was certainly not like the special one that had begun
to move of it's own
volition
in her hand…"
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with own decision or power
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own free will
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Chapter 9, Page 96
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undisputed
dictionary
thesaurus
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"…Kira watched as the figure holding an
undisputed
spear, moved triumphantly to the side of the crowd."
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no claim or challenge had been made
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challenged
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Chapter 9, Page 98
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Gathering Blue Vocabulary
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Chapter 10
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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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raucous
dictionary
thesaurus
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"…he pushed to make a path through the shouting
raucous
men"
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loud and disorderly
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calm and quiet
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Chapter 10, Page 100
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flaunting
dictionary
thesaurus
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"But she realized that this was hunt behavior, a time for
flaunting
and boasting…"
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showing off
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being modest
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Chapter 10, Page 100
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preoccupied
dictionary
thesaurus
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"But his companions were
preoccupied
with their arguments."
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thinking about other things
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already given to another group
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Chapter 10, Page 100
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brutish
dictionary
thesaurus
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"And at hunt time they act
brutish."
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savage, for or like animals
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civilized
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Chapter 10, Page 101
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pelt
dictionary
thesaurus
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"Looky here! I've got me a manly
pelt!"
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hair or fur on skin
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the furry skin off a dead animal
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Chapter 10, Page 101
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dispersed
dictionary
thesaurus
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"…Matt's group of young admirers
dispersed."
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moved away or out
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scattered
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Chapter 10, Page 102
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mercilessly
dictionary
thesaurus
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"…the wails and whimpers as Thomas
mercilessly
scrubbed both Matt and Branch in his bathroom tub."
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without mercy
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not making easy
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Chapter 10, Page 103
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intricately
dictionary
thesaurus
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"Kira could see that it was
intricately
decorated with carved designs…"
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complicated and elaborate
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Chapter 10, Page 105
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