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undistinguished

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Common; nothing special

adjective

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pretense

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pretending or feigning; make-believe; a false show of something

noun

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exasperated

Ruth: Hush up now and just eat!

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irritated; provoked; irked

adjective

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viciously

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with violence or fury

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sullen

Ruth: Get carfare and milk money… and not a single penny for no caps, yo

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showing irritation or ill humor by a gloomy silence or reserve

adjective

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vindicated

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cleared of accusation, blame, or doubt

adjective

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proposition

Lee is so interested in, ’bout the store and all, and sip some more coff

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a suggested plan

noun

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vengeance

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revenge

noun

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tentatively

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uncertainly

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furtively

[Ruth Studies] her mother in law furtively and concerning her ironing, a

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stealthily; in a way that hides motive

adjective

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futile

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useless

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tyrant

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dictator; harsh ruler

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forlornly

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pitifully; desperately; hopelessly

adverb

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mutilated

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maimed; damaged

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assimilationism

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belief that minority cultures should be absorbed into a dominant culture

noun

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insinuatingly

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with more meaning than is spoken; implied

adverb

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haphazardly

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carelessly

adverb

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arrogant

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proud; haughty

adjective

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eccentric

A

deviating from the norm; strange

adjective

20
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oppressive

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tyrannical

adjective

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cliché

A

trite or overused expression or idea

noun

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plaintively

Ruth: (Plaintively) Walter Lee—why don’t we just try to talk about it

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sorrowfully; pathetically

adverb

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menacingly

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threateningly

adverb

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exuberant

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marked by unrestrained enthusiasm

adjective

25
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presumably

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probably; reasonably supposed

adverb

26
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rebuff

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blunt refusal

noun

27
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revelation

A

new information

noun

28
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amiably

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good naturedly

adverb

29
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ludicrous

A

ridiculous

adjective

30
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ominous

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menacing; threatening

adjective

31
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plunder

A

to rob; to loot

verb

32
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wrought

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shaped; made

adjective

33
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monologue

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long speech by one person

noun

34
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eccentricity

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quality of being strange or unusual in behavior

noun

35
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epitaph

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inscription on a tombstone

noun

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amid

A

among; in the midst of

preposition

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