mr. scanlon’s 7 th grade class. » not defeated in any battle, contest or conflict
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Freak the Mighty
Vocabulary
Mr. Scanlon’s 7th Grade Class
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Unvanquished 1
» not defeated in any battle, contest or conflict
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Unvarnished» to not give a glossy appearance to.»to not give a superficially pleasing
appearance to, especially in order to deceive; not sugar-coated: the unvarnished truth.
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Phony 2
»1. not real or genuine; fake; counterfeit: a phony diamond. »2. false or deceiving; not truthful;
concocted: a phony explanation.
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Fierce 2
»wild, savage, or hostile: fierce animals; a fierce look.
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Duplex 4
»a house having separate apartments for two families, especially a two-story house having a complete apartment on each floor and two separate entrances.
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Mainstream 6
»the principal or dominant course, tendency, or trend: the mainstream of American culture.
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Glimpse 7
»a very brief, passing look, sight, or view.
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Hunker 8
» a. to hunch: The driver hunkered over the steering wheel. »b. to hide, hide out, or take shelter
(usually followed by down ): The escaped convicts hunkered down in a cave in the mountains.
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Fiend 6
» a diabolically cruel or wicked person. Synonyms: monster, savage, brute, beast, devil.
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Scuttle 10
»to run with quick, hasty steps; scurry.
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Humanoid 10
»having human characteristics or form; resembling human beings.
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King Arthur»King Arthur is Britain’s greatest
mythological hero, though he may be based on a real person.
His motto was, “Might for right.” He used his strength in the service of others, not for his own personal gain.
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The Knights of the Round Table»Sitting at the head of a table meant
you had a higher position. King Arthur’s knights sat as equals at a round table.
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The Fair Gwinevere»In the legend of the Knights of the
Round Table, she was wife to King Arthur.
“Fair” was a word used in medieval times to describe a beautiful woman.
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Bulkhead 11
»any of various wall-like constructions inside a vessel, as for forming watertight compartments, subdividing space, or strengthening the structure.
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Flimsy 12
»without material strength or solidity: a flimsy fabric; a flimsy structure.
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Propulsion 13
»The means to drive, or cause to move, forward or onward: to propel a boat by rowing.
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Sobriquet 15
»a nickname.
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Demeanor 15
»1. conduct; behavior; deportment. »2. facial appearance.
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Grim 16
»1. Strict and uncompromising; grim determination.
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Postulate 16
»to claim or assume the existence or truth of, especially as a basis for reasoning or arguing.
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Quest 17
»1. a search or pursuit made in order to find or obtain something: a quest for uranium mines; a quest for knowledge. »2. Medieval Romance . an adventurous
expedition undertaken by a knight or knights to secure or achieve something: the quest of the Holy Grail.
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Invincible 17
»incapable of being conquered, defeated, or subdued.
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Sophisticated 18
» altered by education, experience, etc., so as to be worldly-wise; not naive: a sophisticated young socialite.
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Opiate» a drug containing opium or its
derivatives, used in medicine for inducing sleep and relieving pain; narcotic.
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Massive» 1. consisting of or forming a large
mass; bulky and heavy: massive columns. »2. large and heavy-looking: a
massive forehead.
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Intrude» to thrust or bring in without
invitation, permission, or welcome.
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Tenement» Also called tenement house . a run-
down and often overcrowded apartment house, especially in a poor section of a large city.
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Deplete»to decrease seriously or exhaust the
abundance or supply of: Extravagant spending soon depleted his funds.
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Expel» 1. to drive or force out or away;
discharge or eject: to expel air from the lungs; to expel an invader from a country. »2. to cut off from membership or
relations: to expel a student from a college.
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Regurgitate»1. to cause to surge or rush back;
vomit. »2. to give back or repeat, especially
something not fully understood or assimilated: to regurgitate the teacher's lectures on the exam.
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Cretin 31
» a stupid, obtuse, or mentally defective person.
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Perspective 34
»Point of view
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Trajectory 34
»the curve described by a projectile, rocket, or the like in its flight.
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Nanosecond 36
» one billionth of a second.
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Possessed 42
» spurred or moved by a strong feeling, madness, or a supernatural power: The village believed her to be possessed by the devil.
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Evasive 43
» seeking to escape from by trickery or cleverness.
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Confrontation 43
» the act of facing in hostility or defiance; opposing: The feuding factions confronted one another.
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Vegetate 44
» to be passive or unthinking; to do nothing: to lie on the beach and vegetate.
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Archetype 45
»the original pattern or model from which all things of the same kind are copied or on which they are based; a model or first form; prototype.
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Artifact» a handmade object or the
remnants of one characteristic of an earlier time or cultural stage, especially such an object found at an archaeological excavation.
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Avarice» greed for riches
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Yonder» 1. being in that place or over there;
being that or those over there: That road yonder is the one to take. »2. being the more distant or farther:
yonder side.
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Incision 51
»a cut, gash, or notch.
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Divulged 51
»to disclose or reveal (something private, secret, or previously unknown).
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Bionic 51
»utilizing mechanical parts to assist humans, supplementing or duplicating parts of the body:
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Modification 51
»changing somewhat the form or qualities of; altering partially; amending: a modification of a contract.
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Smug 54
» confident of one's ability, superiority, or correctness; complacent.
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Teleportation 55
» the transfer of matter from one point to another without crossing the physical space between them.
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Optimum»the greatest degree or best result
obtained or obtainable under specific conditions.
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Retrieval 60
»Recovery or regaining.
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Damsel 62
»a young woman or girl; a maiden, originally one of gentle or noble birth.
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Oath 64
»a statement or promise strengthened by an appeal to a god or revered person.
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Fidgety 64
»restless; impatient; uneasy.
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Hombre 70
»man; fellow; guy: That sheriff is a mean hombre.
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Incision»a cut, gash, or notch.
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Incision»a cut, gash, or notch.
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Incision»a cut, gash, or notch.