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- 1. 6th grade LA
Vocabulary: The Mysterious Mr. Lincoln
- 2. gawkyadjective
As a young man he was sensitive about his gawky looks, but in time,
he learned to laugh at himself.
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Clumsy; awkward
- 3. reposenoun
In repose he often seemed sad and gloomy.
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State of rest or inactivity
- 4. listlessadjective
The dull, listless features dropped like a mask, said a Chicago
newspaperman.
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Lifeless; lacking in interest or energy
- 5. animationnoun
the whole countenance was wreathed in animation, so that a stranger
would have said, Why, this man, so angular and solemn a moment ago,
is really handsome!
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liveliness
- 6. defyverb
His changeable features, his tones, gestures, and expressions,
seemed to defy description.
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Resist; oppose
- 7. reticentadjective
According to William Herndon, his law partner, he was the most
secretivereticentshut-mouthed man that ever lived.
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Reserved; tending to speak little
- 8. But he was also moody and melancholy, tormented by long and
frequent bouts of depression.
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melancholy (a repeat)adjective
Mournful; gloomy
- 9. omensnoun
Yet he was deeply superstitious, a believer in bad dreams, omens,
and visions.
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Things believed to be signs of future events
- 10. paramountadjective
My paramount object in this struggle is to save the Union, he said
in 1862
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Main; most important
- 11. crusadenoun
Eventually he came to regard the conflict as a moral crusade to
wipe out the sin of slavery.
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Struggle for a cause or belief