JUNGLE OF BONES – Vocabulary
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refuge
(noun)
primal
(adjective)
V.F.W.
(noun)
furrows
(noun)
careening
(verb)
Ft. Knox
(noun)
felony
(noun)
genocide
(noun)
Darfur
(noun)
operatives
(noun)
expedition
(noun)
malaria
(noun)
negotiable
(adjective)
Alzheimers
(noun)
executor
(noun)
estate
(noun)
gangrene
(noun)
cannibals
(noun)
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DEFINITION
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shelter or protection from danger
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very basic and powerful
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Veterans of Foreign Wars
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a long narrow cut in the ground
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to move quickly without control
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U.S. military base in Kentucky; also refers to the U.S. Gold
Depository
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a serious crime such as murder, grand theft, kidnapping, etc.
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the deliberate killing of people who belong to a particular
racial, political, or cultural group
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a region in West Sudan (in North Africa)
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a secret agent; a spy; a private investigator
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a journey taken for a specific purpose
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a serious disease that causes chills and fever; passed from
person to person by mosquitoes
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able to be discussed and changed before an agreement or
decision is made
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a disease of the brain that causes people to slowly lose their
memory and mental abilities as they grow old
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someone who is named in a well as the person who will make
sure that instructions in the will are properly followed
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all the things that a person owns
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the decay of flesh that occurs in a part of the body that no
longer has blood flowing to it
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a person who eats the flesh of human beings or an animal
that eats its own kind
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contempt
(noun)
apprehension
(noun)
flak
(noun)
jettison
(noun)
Port Moresby
(noun)
apathy
(noun)
indifference
(noun)
foliage
(noun)
machete
(noun)
headhunters
(noun)
ominous
(adjective)
sauna
(noun)
corruption
(noun)
rascal
(noun)
shanty-towns
(noun)
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a lack of respect for or fear of something that is usually
respected or feared
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suspicion or fear especially of future evil
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exploding shells that are shot at enemy aircraft from guns on
the ground
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a voluntary sacrifice of cargo to lighten a ship's load in time of
distress
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the capital of Papua New Guinea
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lack of emotion or interest
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lack of interest in or concern about something
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the leaves of a plant or of many plants
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a large heavy knife used for cutting sugarcane and underbrush
and as a weapon
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one that engages in head-hunting
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threatening; being or exhibiting an omen
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a special heated room in which people sit or lie down in order
to get hot and sweat
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dishonest or illegal behavior especially by powerful people
(such as government officials or police officers)
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a mean, unprincipled, or dishonest person; a mischievous
person or animal
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philosopher
(noun)
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gorges
(noun)
Hans
Tambaran
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a town or a part of a town where the people are poor and live
in shanties (shanty - a small crudely built dwelling or shelter
usually of wood)
a person who studies ideas about knowledge, truth, the
nature and meaning of life, etc. : a person who studies
philosophy
a narrow passage through land
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droned
(noun, verb)
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a spirit house; like a church or spiritual place to house the
good spirits (only men are allowed in); in Papua New Guinea
where boys live a month during initiation
drone - an unmanned aircraft or ship guided by remote
control or onboard computers (used figuratively in the story)
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municipality
(noun)
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feral
(adjective)
defiance
(noun)
stagnate
(noun)
putrid
(adjective)
stupor
(noun)
delirious
(adjective)
endurance
(noun)
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a city or town that has its own government to deal with local
problems; also : the group of people who run such a
government
of, relating to, or resembling a wild beast
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a refusal to obey something or someone : the act of defying
someone or something
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to stop developing, progressing, moving, etc. : to be or
become stagnant
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decayed with usually a very bad or disgusting smell: very ugly,
bad, or unpleasant
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a condition in which someone is not able to think normally
because of being drunk, drugged, tired, etc.
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not able to think or speak clearly especially because of fever
or other illness
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the ability to do something difficult for a long time