Vocabulary

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You will encounter the following words as you read. Fill in the following chart.

Word
 Page Number
 Meaning from context
 Dictionary Meaning
 Use in Sentence or Supply Synonyms & Antonyms
agony MD
 12
 In rage.
 a violent struggle
 The boy was in agony.
peddler MD
 23
 A job.
 vender
 I saw a peddler.
predicamentZB

a bad situation
 The lady was in a predicament because she was poor.
botanyZB

study of plants
 My sister takes botany.
haunchesZB

hip;hindquarter
 We all have haunches.
throng ZB

crowd;crowd
 Mrs. Lazo always has a throng near her.
cobblestoneNC

a naturally rounded stone
 pebble,S
blemish ZB

a mark that makes somthing imperfect.
 I have not a blemish from head to toe.
seeping NC

to pass,flow,or ooze gradually through a porous substance.
 oozy,oozing,S
destinyNC

something that is to happen or has happened to a particular person or thing.
 fate, karma,S
plateauNC

a land area having a relatively level surface considerly raised above adjoining land on at least one side,and often cut by deep canyons.
 tableland,S
compulsory NC

something, as an athletic feat , that must be performed or compeleted as part of a contest or competition.
 voluntary,A
searing,NC

a look or expression of derision, scorn or contempt.
 gibe,scoff,jeer,S
proceeds,NC

something that results or accrues.
 continue,progress,pass on,S
extracting.NC

to get or draw out.V something extracted.N
 pry out,evoke,S
veranda

a large, open porch usually roofed and partly enclosed
 Do you know what veranda means?
peat



tenement



dilemma



pondering



indifference



diligence



ordination



stunned



endeavor



opposition



tribulation



tremendous



exhortation



scorn



cadavers



merit



temporal



provisional



opium



lathe



commend



rigorous



mutton



tattered



supplement



peering



trekked



hostile



captivated



hinterland



array



douse



rambling



skittish



tarpaulin



inclination



byproduct



rumbled



despising



tonal



repulsed



vigorously



sparsely



obsolete



peered



plucky



excruciating



vicious



thrive



regrettable



ailments



hostilities



dysentery



outstation



carcasses



recuperate



instinctively



emerged



strewn



peculiar



remote



throng



stunned



impetuous



uncharted



surged



agony



mauled



summon



gruesome



excruciating



prodded



descended



intimidated



civil servant



disheartened



expose



perish



ban



plunder



induce



forlornly



borne



escorted



prevailed



enraged



contemplated



extensive



lured



prying



appalled



sextant



dismay



welts



bickering



vast



outwitted



wend



intentions



appealing



predicament



mooring



plight



chided



arduous



sodden



requisition



hoisted



contingent



intercepted



legendary



outrageous



appalled



assured



penetrate



devastated



careening



grim



quell



ransacking



shackled



fatality



myriads



composure



furlough



encountered



regrettable



defection



aqueous



stowed



taunted



stem to stern



paraffin



havoc



solitude



debilitating



squabbling



formalities



cunning



slogging



zealous



giddiness



surging



senile



strewn



autopsy



delirium



monsoon



enlisted



despised



indefatigable



topical ulcers



captivated



commerce



recurring



commemorate




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