Esperanza Rising vocab flashcard 3

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Definition of pretentious

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Attempting to impress by affecting greater importance, talent, culture, etc.

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Processed material

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Refined

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Robber or outlaw in a gang

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bandits, bandit

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Skillful use of underhanded tactics

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devious

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Move out of or away from something

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Emerged

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Unwillingly; hesitantly

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Reluctantly

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Definition of persistent

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Continuing firmly in a course of action despite difficulty.

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Hold attention to the exclusion of all else

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mesmerized, mesmerize