Unit 5: Novel Study: The Jungle, Chapters 11–31

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  1. plot
    plan secretly, usually something illegal
  2. battery
    an assault in which the assailant makes physical contact
  3. affection
    a positive feeling of liking
  4. vocation
    the particular occupation for which you are trained
  5. venture
    proceed somewhere despite the risk of possible dangers
  6. bane
    something causing misery or death
  7. pacify
    ease the anger, agitation, or strong emotion of
  8. base
    having or showing an ignoble lack of honor or morality
  9. advance
    situated ahead or going before
  10. jubilant
    full of high-spirited delight
  11. stupefied
    as if struck dumb with astonishment and surprise
  12. prospect
    the possibility of future success
  13. approach
    come near or verge on
  14. scourge
    cause extensive destruction or ruin utterly
  15. figuratively
    in a non-literal sense
  16. camaraderie
    the quality of affording easy familiarity and sociability
  17. impudence
    the trait of being rude and impertinent
  18. impregnable
    incapable of being overcome, challenged, or refuted
  19. odious
    extremely repulsive or unpleasant
  20. distribute
    administer or bestow, as in small portions
  21. peruse
    examine or consider with attention and in detail
  22. tender
    propose a payment
  23. income
    the amount of money one makes over a period of time
  24. scab
    someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike
Created on Wed Dec 02 16:27:31 EST 2020 (updated Wed Dec 09 12:02:44 EST 2020)

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