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common lit vocabulary Flashcards

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suggestible, receptive

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impressionable

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normal, ordinary

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conventional

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home, private

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domestic

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a palm tree native to tropical Africa and Madagascar, short trunk and leaves that may grow up to 60 feet tall

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raffia

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5
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snooty, stuck-up

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patronize

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unintelligible, incoherent

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incomprehensible

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7
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English novelist

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Rudyard Kipling

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originality, legitimacy

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authenticity

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swindle, cheat

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fleece

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obsequious, crawling

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abject

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divest, deprive

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dispossess

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12
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allowance, quota

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ration

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cliche, formula

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stereotypes

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14
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a sobriquet

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Nollywood

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original, novel

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innovative

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renovate, overhaul

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refurbishing

17
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harmful, evil

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malign

18
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black american actress, singer, dancer, and diplomat

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Shirley temple

19
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one of San Francisco’s most of-the-moment neighborhoods, packed with trend-setting boutiques, restaurants, and more

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Mission District

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hairstyle, short and spiky

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peter pan

21
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shame, embarrassment

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indignity

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rebuke, scolding

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reproach

23
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Kenya’s capital city

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nairobi

24
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son of Asa, and the 4th king of the kingdom of Judah

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Jehoshaphat

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a device making a loud, deep sound as a warning to ships in fog

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foghorns

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American TV show that ran on CBS

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Ed Sullivan Show

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entrance, dazzle

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Mesmerize

28
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A German Composer

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Beethoven

29
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daydream, fantasy

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Reverie

30
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disagreeing, differing

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Discordant

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