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Common Lit Vocabulary "DANGER OF A SINGLE STORY" Flashcards

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Proverbs and Idioms flashcards
1
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feeling, open

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impressionable

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accepted, current, traditional

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conventional

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3
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private, home, family

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domestic

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4
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things- paper, deerskin, horsehair

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rafia

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5
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design, snub

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patronize

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6
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inconceivable, puzzling

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oncomprehensible

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“I never made a mistake in my life; at least, never one that I couldn’t explain away afterwards.”

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Rudyard Kipling

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accuracy, efficiency, truthfulness

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authenticity

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9
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cheat, defraud

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fleece

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10
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wretched, degraded

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abject

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11
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evict, eject, putout

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dispossess

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12
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allowance, supply

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ration

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13
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pattern, formula, custom

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stereotypes

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14
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a sobriquet that originally referred to the Nigerian film industry

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nollywood

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contemporary, ingenious, cutting edge

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innovative

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16
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fix up, refit, redo

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refubishing

17
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bad, evil, harmful, not good

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malign

18
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a nonalcoholic cocktail of ginger ale and grenadine, garnished with a maraschino cherry

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shirley temple

19
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trend-setting boutiques, restaurants, and more

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mission district

20
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a boy who wants to remain a child and never grow up

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peter pan

21
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abuse, insult, slur

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indignity

22
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disgrace, abuse, shame

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reproach

23
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disgrace, abuse, shame

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reproach

24
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place of cool waters

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Nairobi

25
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Expressing astonishment

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Jehoshaphat

26
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a mechanical instrument sounded at intervals to serve as a warning to vessels in fog

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foghorns

27
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a person who acts as host at formal occasions

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ed Sullivan show

28
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enthrall, grip

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mesmerize

29
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an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner.

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Beethoven

30
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trance, fantasy

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reverie

31
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dissonant, strident,different

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discordant

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