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Vocabulary terms for Scholarship Jacket

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show Noun   a feeling of jealous brought on by someone else's possessions, qualities, or luck   _____ washed over me as I saw my best friend open their new Oculus VR headset.  
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Awe   Noun   show We were in ____ when we saw the famous actor in the grocery store.  
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show Verb   To be unsteady or off-balance   The old woman was _____ across the street even though she had a cane to assist her.  
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Tacky   show Showing poor taste; out of fashion; over the top style   She pins an orchid on my dress, even though she told me that she thinks that orchids are _____ flowers.  
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Earnest   Adjective   Kind and Honest   show
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show Verb   To walk shyly up to someone or thing from the side   Have you ever seen a lame animal ______ up to someone who is ignorant enough to be kind to him?  
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Cower   Verb   To crouch down in fear   show
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Oppress   Verb   To hold someone back from achieving their full potential by controlling them   show
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Audition   Verb   To perform in order to obtain a part in a play   show
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Hands   show (stagehand): a person who moves scenery or props during the performance of a play   If you’d rather not be onstage, Mr. Jackson will need quality _____ on the crew.  
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show Verb   Determine or deciding factor of a decision   “I will give you a card with a number on it. The number will ____ the order of your audition.  
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Murmurs   show Soft, indistinct sounds   George listened closely, but she couldn’t hear a sound from the hallway over the ____ and rustling papers inside the classroom.  
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Lurch   Verb   show George’s stomach _________ed when there was another sniffle and a snort, followed by the words,“Oh, Charlotte, I miss you so,” and snickers.  
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Cadence   Noun   Rhythm of speaking   show
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Furrowed   Verb   show Kelly’s brow ______ in thought. They stood together in heavy silence.  
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