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What does it mean to be desperate? What makes people desperate?
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 * Synonyms for DESPERATE: 1. Hopeless 2. urgent 3. sad
 * feeling DESPERATE is such despair/sadness that it makes one resort to extreme measures, example: hunger makes men //desperate//

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__**Resented**__, verb, to hold something against someone or something __**Published**__, verb, to prepare something for the public __**Grim**__, adjective1. scary 2. gloomy __**Tragic**__, adj, very sad __**Struggle,**__ noun, a fight __**Persistence**__, noun, never giving up __**Survive,**__ verb: to live through an event, not die __**"Bottom of the Bottom",**__ can't get worse __**Compete**__, verb, to try to win against another person/thing __**Victory**__, noun, a win

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chemise, n. a woman’s one-piece undergarment, similar to a slip




evacuate, v. to move away from a place, especially for protection
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__**belongings**__ __**frolicked**__ __**hazy**__ __**bewildered**__ __**majestic**__ __**fury**__ __**misery**__ __**ammunition**__ __**exhausted**__

__**demolished**__ __**scolded**__ __**deliberately,**__ adverb, to do something on purpose

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__**stumbled**__, verb, to trip. I __stumbled__ over my sneakers in the middle of the room. __**churning**__, verb, turning. My stomach was __churning__ after I went on a roller coaster ride. __**fright**__, noun, the act of being scared. I felt __fright__ when I heard the loud banging on the door in the middle of the night. __**vigorous**__, adjective, challenging, hard. My muscles hurt after __vigorous__ exercise. __**trembled**__, verb, to shake because you are scared. I __trembled__ when I heard someone screaming. __**relief**__, noun, the feeling of everything is going to be o.k. I felt __relief__ when i realized the loud banging on the door was only the wind. __**shiver**__, verb, to shake/tremble from being cold or scared. The cold air outside made me __shiver.__ __**bossy**__, adjective, acting like you are in charge, the boss. My sister is __bossy;__ she always tells me what to do. __**scurrying**__, verb, to run/move fast for a short time. When I went outside I saw the squirrels __scurrying__ to the trees to get away from me. __**amidst,**__ preposition, in the middle/among. In the hallways of the middle school, I am __amidst__ many teenagers. __**desperation**__, noun, the feeling of intense sadness/ despair that makes one go to extreme measures. My cat was so hungry! Because of her __desperation ,__she clawed open the cat food and ate the whole bag. __**arrangement**__, noun, the way something is organized. The desks in the classroom are in the __arrangement__ of 4 groups of 5 desks. __**rescued**__, verb, to save someone/something from death or harm. __**anxiously**__, adverb, nervously, worrying about what will happen. __**reassurance**__, noun,the act of making someone feel better/ confident, support. Before my math test, my mother gave me __reassurance__ by telling me that I was very good at math and studied a lot.
 * __hustling,__** verb, to push or knock about; shove in a rude, rough manner


 * Examples of Personification:**
 * "The dark enveloped the train." (p.31)**
 * "The cruel, arrogant air blew in." (p.40)**

Chapter 3: media type="file" key="1-04 Track 04.mp3" width="240" height="20" __**captured**__ __**exhausted,**__ adjective, very tired

__**portion,**__ noun, a part/piece of something __**sparingly,**__ adverb, to use in small amounts in order to save __**scouted,**__ verb, to find/ look for __**vibrations,**__ noun, movements of going back and forth __**refreshed,**__ verb, Give new strength or energy to; reinvigorate __vividly,__ **adverb,having a bright color or brillance** __astonishment,__ ** noun, extreme surprise; amazement ** __precious,__ **adjective, very important/ valuable** __treasure,__ **noun, wealth, riches, valuable object, money, heirloom (something inherited by family)** __disguise,__ **verb, to give a different appearance that others do not recognize** __Chapter 4:**__ media type="file" key="2-01 Track 01.mp3" width="240" height="20" instinctively, p.53, adverb, overpowered, 53, verb captured,55, verb motionless, 55, adjective stealthily, 55, adverb rations, 56, noun weary, 56, adjective desolation, 57, noun ransacking, 57, verb possessed, 58, verb ominous, 59, adjective decay, 60, verb stench, 60, noun assailed, 60, verb composed, 66, verb reminiscing, 67, verb devoured, 61, verb betray, 62, verb precaution, 62, noun escapees, 64, noun
 * ** the shower had //refreshed// her **
 * **I awoke feeling calm and //refreshed//**

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