1. Vocabulary Review Chapters 1-6
Touching Spirit Bear
Vocabulary Review
Chapters 1-6

2. probation officer
Person monitoring convicted criminals who are out of custody
He knew the probation officer was super busy, so why did he visit so often?
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3. skiff A flat-bottomed boat
Cole Matthews knelt defiantly in the bow of the aluminum skiff as he faced forward into a cold September wind.
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4. detainees
Prisoners
The other detainees were a bunch of losers.
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5. cowering Crouching from something frightening
By then Peter was cowering on the blood-smeared sidewalk, sobbing.
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6. prosecutor
The representative of the government who pursues formal charges against the accused
The prosecutor might have you watch a veterinarian operate for a day to realize the value of life.
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7. sentencing A hearing to determine consequence for a crime
You might agree to help me pick out a new kitten and care for it as part of the sentencing.
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8. chafed To rub or irritate
His blue jeans, heavy wool shirt, and rain jacket chafed his skin, but it didn’t matter.
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9. plead To claim guilt or innocence in a court
Back in Minneapolis, he had been forced to plead guilty and ask the Circle for helping changing his life.
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10. Juvenile delinquent A young person in trouble with the law
What parent wanted the world to know their son was a juvenile delinquent?
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11. stifling
Suffocating
In the summer’s stifling heat, the room seemed airless and threatening.
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12. conscious
Aware of
His first conscious sense was pain.
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13. deadfall Tangled, fallen trees and branches
The canopy of trees, vines, deadfall, and undergrowth formed a wall of dark green vegetation that would have been hard to crawl through.
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14. billowy Rolling wave or mass
In the dawn light, billowy clouds mounded against the far horizon like a snowdrift.
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15. shrouded
Concealed
The distant green-black forests were shrouded in gray mist.
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16. unflinching Steady and unafraid
Garvey stared intently at Cole’s father, who sat unflinching.
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17. Arraignment hearing
The first stage of a trial where the accused makes a plea.
The last time Cole had seen him, the judge had been wearing a black robe at the arraignment hearing in juvenile court when Cole first pleaded guilty.
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18. moseyed Moving in a slow or leisurely way
Cole moseyed along slowly, not catching up to Edwin until they reached the trees.
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19. depositions Testimony taken down in writing
Even Nathanial Blackwood quit stopping by except when hearings and depositions required his presence.
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20. fleeting Drifting or fading away
All he could conjure up were fleeting notions; he couldn’t stand up.
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21. brandished Wave or exhibit in an intimidating manner
This far away, they couldn’t see the extended middle finger he brandished at them.
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