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Countdown Ch. 1-9 Vocabulary Words

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IntegratedCombining one thing with another so they become a whole
SubtleFine or delicate. Difficult to understand.
ManeuverTo steer in various directions
IsthmusA narrow strip of land, boardered on both sides by water, connecting two larger bodies of land.
AnnihilationDestroyed completely
CommunistA member of the Communist party
CommunismA system of social organization where all property is owned together.
LadenLoaded
ClutchA number of similar individuals
LoonLarge, short-tailed, web-footed, fish-eating, diving bird
Accostedconfront bodly
Meanderingto take a winding or indirect course
Grotesqueodd or unnatural - bizarre
Leprosya disease that is characterized by sores and loss of sensation
Blatheringtalk foolishly or babble
Compelledto force to do something
BeauBoyfriend
ManifestoA public declaration of political objectives
Inquisitionharsh or difficult questioning
ExpedientConvenient and practical
Contemptthe feeling that a person or thing is worthless
Nonchalantappearing casually calm and relaxed
Anti-Semitismdiscrimination and hostility toward Jewish people
Kindredsimilar or related
Solidarityunity among those with similar interests
Treasonthe crime of betraying one's own country
Sovereigna king, queen, or other supreme ruler
Banishedto expel from a country to another place - exile
Dignitynoble character
Impendingabout to happen - imminent
terseabruptly, curtly
Waifa person, especially a child, that is homeless
Winsomesweet and innocent - charming
Pedal Pusherscalf length pants originally worn by women when cycling
reveillea signal used to wake up personnel in the armed forces
jocularjoking or playful
emphaticgiving emphasis to something
insubordinatedisobey orders
reverentdeeply respectful
jubilantshowing great joy or happiness


8th Grade ELA/SS
Blue Hill Consolidated School

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