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Source	Word	How it was used in the book.	What the dictionary says.
Roll of Thunder Hear My Cry	meticulously	Always meticulously neat, Little Man never let tears or dirt mar anything he owned.
Roll of Thunder Hear My Cry	tarpaulin	Mrs. Crocker beamed, and then proudly threw off the tarpaulin.
Roll of Thunder Hear My Cry	briskly	He kicked the dust briskly, as he looked toward the tree.
Roll of Thunder Hear My Cry	penchant	His penchant for cleanness is often annoying.
Roll of Thunder here My cry	timid	He waved a timid goodbye, and then followed her.
Roll of Thunder Hear My Cry	morosely	" I told ya man" T.J said morosely.
National Geographic Explorer. "The Planets"	atmosphere	They whip around the atmosphere.
Roll of Thunder Hear My Cry	plaguing	It was as if it were a living thing, plaguing, and beating us at every turn.
Roll of Thunder Hear my Cry	dismally	The students turned dismally way from the bus.
Roll of Thunder Hear My Cry	shrilly	He whispered shrilly, as if a stray morning ghost might overhear.
Roll of Thunder Hear My Cry	aloof	But Stacey remained aloof and and nothing to do with him.
National Geographic Explorer. "Germs"	bacteria	It blocks some viruses and bacteria.
National Geographic Explorer. "Germs"	antibodies	Other cells make antibodies.
White Fang	palpitant	It soared with a swift rush, till it reached it's topmost note, where it persisted, palpitant and tense then slowly died away.
White Fang	persisted	It soared with a swift rush, till it reached it's topmost note, where it persisted, palpitant and tense then slowly died away.
White Fang	toiled	In advance of the dogs, in large snowshoes, toiled a man.
National Geographic Explorer.	Yak	In the distance, I saw an ox.
National Geographic Explorer.	faltering	He kept on faltering.
National Geographic Explorer.	lava	It's hotter than lava.
National Geographic Explorer.	atoll	That was a cool looking atoll.
My Brother Sam Is Dead	recalitrance	Father said "No," she shouldn't encourage Sam in his recalcitrance.
My Brother Sam Is Dead	rebellion	Many people wanted rebelion.
My Brother Sam Is Dead	arrogant	What a arrogant person.
White Fang	incommunicable	It was the masterful, and incommunicable wisdom of eternity laughing at futility of life and the effort of life.