Collection 5: The Leap

As you read Louise Erdrich's "The Leap," learn this word list. Here are links to lists for texts in Grade 9's Collection 5: Night, Is Survival Selfish?, Deep Survival, The Leap, The End and the Beginning
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  1. encroach
    impinge or infringe upon
  2. vignette
    a small illustrative sketch
  3. calibrate
    make fine adjustments for optimal measuring
  4. extricate
    release from entanglement or difficulty
  5. hemorrhage
    lose blood from one's body
  6. egocentrism
    concern only for your own interests and welfare
  7. constrict
    squeeze or push together
  8. creosote
    a dark oily liquid obtained by distillation of coal tar
  9. superannuated
    too old to be useful
  10. vigorous
    strong and active physically or mentally
  11. comply
    act in accordance with someone's rules, commands, or wishes
  12. ascend
    travel up
  13. vault
    jump across or leap over, as an obstacle
  14. tentative
    hesitant or lacking confidence; unsettled in mind or opinion
  15. embarrassed
    feeling or caused to feel uneasy and self-conscious
Created on Wed Jul 16 16:06:59 EDT 2014 (updated Thu Jul 24 11:24:47 EDT 2014)

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