Vocabulary Journal

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Vocabulary Journal

• Patricia Hatton

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Nagged

• To annoy by constant scolding, complaining,or
  urging.
• An annoyed mother nagged at her children.

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Figment

• Something invented, made up, or fabricated.
• The nightmare was just a figment of my
  imagination.

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Reminisce

• To recollect and to tell of past experience or
  events.
• The grandparents sat there, reminiscing all
  afternoon,remembering old times.

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Essence

• The most important ingredient, the crucial
  element.
• Time is of the essence.

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Genuine

• Actually being what it seems or is claimed to be.
• This is a genuine diamond.

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Temptation

• Appeal strong to.
• I have a temptation for candy.

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Aspect

• One of the ways in which a subject or situation
  may be looked at or thought about.
• We have to consider all aspects of the situation.

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Embedded

• Enclose in a surrounding mass.
• Happy moments are embedded in my memory.

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Resentment

• The feeling that one has at being injured or
  insulted.
• Everyone feels resentment when they are injured
  or insulted.

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Vindictiveness

• Bearing a grudge wanting revenge.
• A vindictive person is never forgiven.

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Occult

• Beyond the bounds of ordinary knowledge.
• Science is a very occult subject.

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Profoundly

• Going far deeper than what is easily understood
  having or showing great knowledge or
  understanding
• That book talks about some profound subjects.

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Miraculously

• Marvelous, wonderful.
• The girl miraculously won the lottery.

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Vulnerable

• Capable of being wounded or injured.
• The army left vulnerably.

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Anecdote

• A short account of some interesting incident or
  event, often humorous or biographical.
• The Readers Digest has many anecdotes.

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Nomination for Favorite Book

• A Child Called It
• This book makes you want to appreciate things you
  take for granted.
• Non-Fiction

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Nominate Favorite Author

• Lois Duncan
• She writes suspenseful books.

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Nominate Worst Book of all Time

• My Brother Sam is Dead
• James and Christopher Collier
• The title gave away the end and it was very
  boring.

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The End