Chapter 2 Vocabulary Flashcards

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Catawba worm

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Highly prized caterpillar in the Southern United States

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Auburn

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Reddish-brown color

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Condescended

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Agree to something shameful, humiliating, or below your dignity

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Covey

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A group

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Crimson

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A blood-red color

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Cunning

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Attractive or extremely cute

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Entailment

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Legal situation regarding inherited property and its use

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Hookworm

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Type of parasite that attaches itself to the lower intestine

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Immune

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To receive no effect from something; unaffected

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Indigenous

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Native to a particular place

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Scrip stamps

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Paper money of small denominations, usually a dollar or less, that are issued for temporary, emergency use. Often used during the Great Depression.

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Seceded

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To break away

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Smilax

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Bright green twinning vine

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Sojourn

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Brief visit

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Subsequent mortification

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A feeling of shame that occurs soon after another event

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Vexation

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A problem that causes annoyance

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Wallowing illicitly

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To indulge in something without permission