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Vocabulary-Landry News

Chapter 1

Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Chapter 4 Chapter 5
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 * absentmindedly (1) || not listening || not paying attention ||
 * accumulated (4) || a lot of unorganized matierials || to pile up over a period of time ||
 * geodesic (6) || a dome explaining geography || a structure with a geographical texture ||
 * tripod (7) || something with three things || a stand with 3 legs for a camera or telescope ||
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 * instinctively (11) || quietly or sneakily || to be done by intsinct ||
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 * lurched (17) || to suddenly move to one side || to suddenly tip or roll to one side ||
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 * thunderstruck (21) || surprised or dumbstruck || astounded or surprised ||
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 * flinched (26) || made a sudden small movement || to shrink or move suddenly to avoiod getting hit. ||
 * aloof (27) || focused on something or determined || departing from something ||
 * mercy (32) || to hold back a little and not to be so hard on the person or thing. || feeling sorry for that person or thing. ||

Chapter 6 Chapter 7-no vocabulary
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 * skulked (35) || trying to be undetected || to sneak around somewhere ||

Chapter 8 Chapter 9 Chapter 10 Chapter 11 Chapter 13
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 * obituaries (45) || a newspaper or something that tells someone about something. || a notice of an event. ||
 * circulation (49) || a flow of something || the number of copies of issues of a certain book or newspaper. ||
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 * requisition (53) || form or paper to fill out. || a written request or order for something. ||
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 * dingbats (57) || dumb, or slow in figuring something out. || a silly empty headed person. ||
 * haltingly (60) || hesitantly doing something. || hesitating in speech ||
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 * professionally (64) || expertly doing something. || doing something correctly and expertly. ||
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 * winced (74) || to feel uncomfortable about a memory or || to draw back slightly ||
 * incredulously (74) || to wonder very breifly || not willing or able to believe ||
 * faculty (75) || a way for people to communicate || all the teachers college school or university ||

Chapter 15 Chapter 16 Chapter 17 Chapter 18 Chapter 19
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 * anonymous (98) || someone who shows ethusium || someones name that is unknown ||
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 * resign (100) || to bail out in some type of compitition || to give up on something. ||
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 * democracy (106) || something that has to do with the law. || the government in which the people hold the law. ||
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 * octave (108) || Higher pitch || two tones an octave apart that are sounded together ||
 * unanimous (108) || very small || showing complete agrement ||
 * masthead (109) || leader of something || that part of a newspaper that tells the publisher,editors and ect. ||
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 * standoffish (113) || too lazy || not friendly and not pleasent ||
 * solitary (113) || careless || lonley ||
 * handbills (114) || small sheets of paper || a notice distributed by hand ||
 * acrid (116) || strong || bitter ||

Chapter 20
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 * unconventional (128) || an inside thing that is not known || not popular or kept to themselves ||
 * vindicated (129) || chosen to do something || to make something stand out ||