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On Wednesdays afternoons half of Holling's class leaves school early for Catechism class. The other half leaves early for Hebrew School. That leaves Presbyterian Holling alone every Wednesday afternoon with his teacher, Mrs. Baker. Neither of them is happy at the prospect, and Holling is sure Mrs. Baker hates him as a result. At first Mrs. Baker just has Holling clean erasers, but then decides to make better use of the time by introducing him to Shakespeare. And as events in the larger world during the 1967-'68 school year unfold in the background, Holling begins to learn about himself, his family, friends, and the mysterious adult world.
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Summarize the story
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1967 - Camillo Junior High on Long Island, in New York, the "Perfect House." and The third setting is the novel's pervasive backdrop—Vietnam War-era America.
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Describe the setting of the story
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1.Transformation The Wednesday Wars is primarily a story about Holling Hoodhood coming of age. 2. Love and Friendship
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Describe two themes in the story
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Holling Hoodhood
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the lead character, a seventh grader at Camillo Junior High
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Heather Hoodhood
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Holling's older sister, a would-be social revolutionary.
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Mr. Hoodhood
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Holling's father, a very ambitious architect.
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Mrs. Hoodhood
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Holling's mother, a passive figure.
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Doug Sweiteck
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another seventh grader, one who tries to cause trouble
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Doug Sweiteck's brother
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an older boy whom Holling trips during a soccer game.
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Mrs. Sidman
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teacher/administrator with bright red/orange hair.
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Ben Cummings
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a friend of Holling's who moved away.
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Ian MacAlister
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another friend of Holling's who moved away.
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Pastor McClellan
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the Presbyterian preacher.
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Meryl Lee Kowalski
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a seventh grader who has long loved Holling.
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Mai Thi
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a Vietnamese girl sponsored by the Catholic Relief Agency.
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Danny Hupner
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other seventh grader, and one of Holling's friends.
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Mr. Guareschi
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the dictatorial principal.
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Mr. Petrelli
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the ditto-crazy geography teacher.
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Mrs. Edna Bigio
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he school cook who bakes cream puffs.
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Mr. Venderli
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the school's custodian.
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Miss Violet
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the school's choir director.
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Coach Quatrini
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the gym and cross-country coach.
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Mrs. Betty Baker
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Holling's strict English teacher and foe.
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Mr. Benjamin Goldman
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the Shakespeare-loving owner of Goldman's Best Bakery.
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Mr. Mercutio Baker
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owner of the Baker Sporting Emporium.
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Mr. Kowalski
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Meryl Lee's father, and a competing architect with Mr. Hoodhood.
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Mr. Bradbrook
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chairman of the school board.
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Mickey Mantle
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the great Yankee outfielder who refuses to sign an autograph for Holling.
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Joe Pepitone
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popular Yankee first baseman and outfielder.
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Horace Clarke
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a Yankee second baseman.
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Sycorax and Caliban
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two escaped rats, named after characters from The Tempest.
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Inside the drawer was a wooden box inside which was the silver medal which Mrs. Baker had won in the women's 4X100 meters relay in the 16th Olympics at Melbourne in the year 1956.
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What was inside the wooden box that Mrs. Baker pulled out from her desk drawer?
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He prays also that he can include so many prayers with just one candle. He prays that an atomic bomb does not drop on any of the "architectural points of interest" in the town. He also prays for Lieutenant Baker in Vietnam, for Danny Hupfer in Hebrew School and for his sister who was driving to California in hopes that she would find herself.
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What are two thoughts that holling included in his prayers after lighting a candle with Mrs. Baker in St Adelberts church?
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Joe Pepitone and Horace Clarke
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Thanks to Mrs. Baker, what Yankee players came to Camillo Junior High on a Wednesday afternoon to play ball with Holling, Danny, and Doug?
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Heather's
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Whose life did Holling save when the person was about to be struck by a sliding school bus?
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Danny Hupfer
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Who called Mickey Mantle a "pied ninny"?
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They each received a new baseball and mitt.
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What did Mrs. Baker give to Holling, Danny Hupfer, and Doug Swieteck, compliments of the Baker Sporting Emporium?
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Any student who attended the Long Island Shakespeare Company's presentation of The Tempest and returned with a ticket stub would get extra credit.
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Explain how students in Mrs. Baker's class had an opportunity to earn extra credit for their next English assignment?
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Mickey Mantle
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What baseball star visited the Baker Sporting Emporium in late December?
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Doug Swieteck's brother had stolen everyone's newspaper from New Year's Day. He'd cut out the photos of Holling, painted the tights yellow, and taped them up all over Camillo Junior High.
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What embarrassment greeted Holling when he returned to school after the holiday break?
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The men's dressing room was locked.
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What prevented Holling from changing into his blue jeans after the Shakespeare play ended?
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Meryl Lee, Danny Hupfer, and Mai Thi
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List three classmates who viewed Holling's play performance from front row seats.
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A huge fir tree stood on one side of the lobby and a menorah decorated the other side.
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What two holiday items decorated the lobby of Camillo Junior High in December?
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Someone had taped the newspaper photo of Holling to her school locker.
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What happened that caused Holling's sister, Heather, to tell him, "Fix this or you die!"?
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When he rescued his sister, the school bus struck his rump.
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Why did Mrs. Baker have to drive Holling to the hospital?
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Ariel the Fairy
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What role was Holling assigned for the Long Island Shakespeare Company's Holiday Extravaganza?
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Holling, playing the part of Ariel the Fairy and flying high into the air
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On New Year's Day, what picture covered almost half of the front page of the Home Town Chronicle?
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a free bus ride and a new white baseball
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List two things the bus driver gave to Holling to help him achieve his goal of getting Mickey Mantle's autograph at the Baker Sporting Emporium.
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"John Wayne"
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How did Holling answer the bus driver when he asked, "Who are you supposed to be, kid?"
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In January, all students would be taking the New York State Standardized Achievement Tests. Over break he wanted students to practice for exams.
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What announcement did Principal Guareschi make on the first Wednesday in December, concerning all junior and senior high students?
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Holling dropped hints daily that the Holiday Extravaganza was going to run really, really long so that if they attended the play, they'd never make it to see Mickey Mantle too.
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What false information did Holling give his classmates, hoping to stifle their desire to see him perform?
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He wore his fairy costume and a blue floral cape he found left behind in the stage wings.
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What did Holling wear as he fled the theater to attend Mickey Mantle's appearance at the Baker Sporting Emporium?
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After military school, Holling would probably be shipped off to fight in Viet Nam. Two hundred soldiers were dying there every week.
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Why did Heather object to Holling's idea of attending military school in Alabama?
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soothsayer
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a person who is able to predict the future
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stance
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position or viewpoint
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unscathed
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unharmed
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plummeted
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fell quickly
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vanquished
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to conquer or defeat in battle
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smirked
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to smile in a smug or conceited way
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berserk
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Out of control
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levitate
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to rise or float
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skittered
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to move quickly
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surveying
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looking over carefully; inspecting
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incinerated
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to burn to ashes
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arsonist
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one who starts a fire illegally
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melancholy
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sadness; depression
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insight
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a feeling of understanding
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accumulated
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to gather or collect
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extremity
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an extreme condition or state
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meandered
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wandered
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miraculous
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like a miracle
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squelched
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Crushed or overpowered
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taunted
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teased
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hefting
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lifting or pulling up
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alliance
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a joining together for some common purpose
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devious
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dishonest or deceptive; tricky
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woe
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great sorrow, grief, or misfortune
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rhetorical
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relating to the art of speaking or writing
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reconnaissance
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using your skills to find out information about your enemy in a hidden way
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vocation
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occupation
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eminent
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famous
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obliterate
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to destroy completely
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millennium
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a span of 1000 years
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usurped
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to take power from
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careened
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To move wildly at full speed
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migrated
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moved from one place to another
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malice
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feeling a need to see others suffer
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penitentiary
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prison
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vengeance
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revenge, punishment in return for an injury or a wrong
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momentum
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the force or speed with which something moves
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restitution
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the act of restoring something to its original state
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star-crossed
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ill-fated; doomed
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cheapskate
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a person who is unwilling to spend money
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wafting
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floating through the air
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begrudge
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to resent another's success; to envy
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reassignment
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assignment to a different duty
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mutilation
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an injury that deprives you of a limb or other important body part
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gene
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unit of inherited information in DNA
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casualty
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a person killed or injured in a war or accident
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bankruptcy
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Financial situation in which one is unable to pay one's debts
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recruited
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get someone to join
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perimeter
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The distance around a figure
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propulsion
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the force that drives something forward, or forward motion
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asphalt
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A tar-like material used to pave streets.
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technique
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method
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legitimate
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lawful
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liverwurst
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sausage containing ground liver
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persecution
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mistreatment of people because of their beliefs
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paranoid
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believing that you cannot trust other people
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assassin
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One who kills, or tries to kill, treacherously or secretly.
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extravagant
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excessive, over the top
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strategy
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a plan
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campaign
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run, stand, or compete for an office or a position
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nefarious
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very wicked
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tragedy
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an event resulting in great loss and misfortune
