Number the Stars - Vocabulary Words

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What does sabotage mean?

Back

to damage or destroy something on purpose

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What does intricate mean?

Back

very complex or detailed pattern

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Define ration.

Back

a certain amount of something allowed to each person when there is a shortage

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Define disdainful.

Back

showing strong dislike or disapproval

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What does imperious mean?

Back

bossy or arrogant, overbearing

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Define tentative.

Back

not confidently, unsure, hesitant

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What does apparently mean?

Back

something that is true based on what you know

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Define rueful.

Back

feeling regret for something you did

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What does deft mean?

Back

to do something quickly and accurately

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Define recur.

Back

to happen or appear again