The Rover Boys on Snowshoes Island Flashcards
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commence
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begin; start
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ballast
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heavy material that is placed in the hold of a craft to enhance stability
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compensate
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to counterbalance; to serve a or provide a substitue
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construct
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to have formed by assembling or combining parts; create
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cumbrous
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difficult to handle because of weight or bulk
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debris
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the scattered remains of something broken or destroyed; wreckage
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entreaty
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an earnest request or petition; a plea
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epitaph
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an inscription on a tombstone in memory of the one buried there
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fertile
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rich in the material needed to sustain plant growth
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fissure
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a long narrow opening
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hexagonal
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having six sides
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leviathan
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an unusually large animal
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piteous
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wretched; heartrnding
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subside
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to sink to a lower or normal level; abate
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vivacity
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the quality of being full of animation and spirit
