Unit 1: Novel Study: Stargirl

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  1. maroon
    leave stranded or isolated with little hope of rescue
  2. amok
    wildly; without self-control
  3. elusive
    difficult to detect or grasp by the mind or analyze
  4. recruit
    register formally as a participant or member
  5. bafflement
    confusion resulting from failure to understand
  6. oratory
    the act of addressing an audience formally
  7. suppress
    control and refrain from showing
  8. oblivious
    lacking conscious awareness of
  9. spiel
    artful or slick talk used to persuade
  10. pantomime
    act out without words but with gestures and bodily movements
  11. impish
    naughtily or annoyingly playful
  12. treason
    a crime that undermines the offender's government
  13. enchanted
    influenced as by charms or incantations
  14. barren
    not bearing offspring
  15. veer
    turn sharply; change direction abruptly
  16. revel
    take delight in
  17. snit
    a state of irritation or annoyance
  18. morale
    the feeling that makes group members want to succeed
  19. resent
    feel bitter or indignant about
  20. extravagance
    the quality of exceeding appropriate limits
  21. dumbstruck
    so surprised or shocked as to be unable to speak
  22. gumption
    fortitude and determination
  23. jag
    a bout of drinking or drug taking
  24. extinct
    no longer in existence
  25. mortified
    made to feel uncomfortable because of shame or wounded pride
  26. infinite
    having no limits or boundaries in time or space
  27. promenade
    a public area set aside as a pedestrian walk
  28. silhouette
    an outline of a solid object as cast by its shadow
  29. vamoose
    leave suddenly
Created on Tue Nov 10 11:00:31 EST 2020 (updated Fri Nov 13 13:16:28 EST 2020)

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