to expand our vocabulary. Words taken from the class based on the novels they are reading.
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beckon |
I'll just beckon to him to tell him to come over here.
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straggle |
The toddler will always straggle when she is tired of walking.
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conspire |
When Henry won the lottery, he became paranoid his relatives would conspire to take his money.
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decree |
According to the court s decree, all suspects can meet their accusers in court.
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repository |
The temple itself became the chief repository of records.
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dapper |
In the roaring twenties, all of the dapper men took a great deal of care with their appearance.
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clench |
The thought made her chest clench so tight, she almost stopped walking.
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abstain |
He chose to abstain from alcohol.
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wayward |
The thought made her chest clench so tight, she almost stopped walking.
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calamity |
It still depends on Your Majesty to preserve humanity from the calamity of another war.
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erudite |
As a result of having studied abroad several years, Helen has become quite erudite on the subject of art history.
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teetotaler |
My Dad was a teetotaler who didn't permit alcohol in the home, not even for cooking.
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