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Week 1 Needlepoint, noun. Lace worked with a paper pattern. The girls were working on a needlepoint for a project. Matt

Delicate, adj. Very sensitive or fragile. Some people can be really sensitive to a comment. Matt

Paperwieght, noun. An object used to hold down loose papers by its weight. I used a paperweight to hold down homework shen the fan is blowing. Matt

Switchback, noun. A zigzag road, trail, or section of railroad tracks for climbing a steep hill. I was walking down a switchback trail in the woods. Matt week 2

Hubbub- a bunch of confusing random noise during recess all i can hear is just a bunch of HUBBUB Tom

Icebox- a frezzer or refrigerator i'm going to get some icecream from the ICEBOX Tom

Averts- to turn away or look somewhere else when i see the some it's so bright that i AVERT my gaze Tom

Sympathetic- to feel bad for some one or something im SYMPATHETIC for those who died in war Tom

Week 3 Flanked,verb Be situated on each side of or on one side of (someone or something).

Ignore,verb


 * 1) Refuse to take notice of or acknowledge; disregard intentionally: "he ignored her question".
 * 2) Fail to consider (something significant): "satellite broadcasting ignores national boundaries".

=** Week 4!!!! **= Page 160, Paragraph 3 ** "//wheedle//": ** to coax someone to try and get what you want. Katie

Page 180, Paragraph 6**"//dapper//":** to look neat and tidy. Here is a picture you can look at to see an example of someone looking //**dapper.**// Katie

Page 172, Paragraph 3**"//commandeered//":** to have used force to take control of something. Katie. Page 173, Paragraph 11**"//gloats//":** (dictionary definition) to think about something with triumphant and often malicious delight. Katie

Page 175, Paragraph 1**"//scoured//":** to rub the dirt and grim off of something in order to clean it. Here is a picture of someone **//scouring//** a room. Page 181, Paragraph 5**"//phlegm//": (**dictionary definition) thick mucus secreted in abnormal quantity esp. in the nose and throat. Katie = =

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