Hoot Chapters 6-10 Vocabulary

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truancy

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(noun) the act of skipping out on responsibility

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perpetrators

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(noun) people who are guilty of committing criminal acts

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cowering

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(verb) crouching down in fear

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ponderous

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(adjective) weighted-down; heavy; dull

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fervidly

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(adverb) passionately; eagerly

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incentive

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(noun) something that motivates/encourages one to do something

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hunkered

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(verb) applied oneself seriously to a task

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oblivious

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(adjective) lacking consciousness or awareness of something

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remorse

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(noun) deep regret from guilt

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stealthily

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(adverb) in a secretive or sneaky manner.