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I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings - Maya Angelou Flashcards

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immaterial

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adj. lacking importance; not mattering one way or the other

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musty

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adj. stale and unclean smelling

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calamitous

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adj. having extremely unfortunate or dire consequences

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ply

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v. keep offering or supplying something desirable to someone

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renege

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v. fail to fulfill a promise or obligation

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fiscal

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adj. involving financial matters

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troubadour

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n. a singer of folk songs

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staple

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n. a necessary commodity for which demand is constant

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bridle

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n. the act of restraining power or action or limiting excess

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lye

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n. a strong solution of sodium or potassium hydroxide

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sparse

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adj. not dense or plentiful

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staggering

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adj. so surprisingly impressive as to stun or overwhelm

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inordinate

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adj. beyond normal limits

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rancor

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n. a feeling of deep and bitter anger and ill-will

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affliction

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n. a condition of suffering or distress due to ill health

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covenant

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n. an agreement between a god and the people

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rakish

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adj. marked by a carefree unconventionality or disreputableness

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nonchalance

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n. the trait of remaining calm and seeming not to care

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abomination

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n. an action that arouses disgust or abhorrence

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condone

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v. excuse, overlook, or make allowances for

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lynch

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v. kill without legal sanction

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heinous

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adj. extremely wicked or deeply criminal

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hamlet

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n. a community of people smaller than a village

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anachronism

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n. a person who seems to be displaced in time

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apt

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adj. mentally quick and resourceful

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sage

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n. aromatic fresh or dried gray-green leaves used as seasoning

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segregation

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n. a social system that provides different facilities for minority groups

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opulent

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adj. rich and superior in quality

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impudent

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adj. marked by casual disrespect

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clabber

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n. raw milk that has soured and thickened

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appellation

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n. identifying words by which someone or something is called

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apparition

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n. a ghostly appearing figure

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servile

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adj. submissive or fawning in attitude or behavior

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smidgen

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n. a tiny or scarcely detectable amount

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indignity

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n. an affront to one’s self-esteem

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incur

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v. make oneself subject to

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ordain

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v. order by virtue of superior authority; decree

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pulpit

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n. a platform raised to give prominence to the person on it

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dais

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n. a platform raised above the surrounding level

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appropriate

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v. give or assign a resource to a particular person or cause

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pallet

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n. a mattress filled with straw or a pad made of quilts

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insolent

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adj. marked by casual disrespect

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sobriquet

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n. a familiar name for a person

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subpoena

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v. serve a witness with a writ to compel attendance

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gaffe

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n. a socially awkward or tactless act

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misgiving

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n. uneasiness about the fitness of an action

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throes

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n. violent pangs of suffering

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provisions

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n. a stock or supply of foods

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admonish

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v. scold or reprimand; take to task

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illusory

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adj. having the nature of something unreal or deceptive

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cynic

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n. someone who is critical of the motives of others

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bombastic

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adj. ostentatiously lofty in style

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brooding

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adj. deeply or seriously thoughtful

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finesse

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n. subtly skillful handling of a situation

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pince-nez

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n. spectacles clipped to the nose by a spring

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decorum

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n. propriety in manners and conduct

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leniency

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n. lightening a penalty or excusing from a chore

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delicacy

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n. something considered choice to eat

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vie

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v. compete for something

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reprobation

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n. severe disapproval

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droll

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adj. comical in an odd or whimsical manner

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articulate

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adj. characterized by clear expressive language

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proximity

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n. the property of being close together

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tousle

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v. disarrange or rumple; dishevel

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impassive

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adj. having or revealing little emotion or sensibility

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chide

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v. scold or reprimand severely or angrily

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gaudy

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adj. tastelessly showy

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lurid

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adj. glaringly vivid and graphic; marked by sensationalism

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apprehensive

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adj. mentally upset over possible misfortune or danger

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quandary

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n. a situation from which extrication is difficult

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adversary

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n. someone who offers opposition

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waif

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n. a homeless child especially one forsaken or orphaned

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materialize

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v. come into being; become reality

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abate

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v. become less in amount or intensity

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flippant

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adj. showing an inappropriate lack of seriousness

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sullen

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adj. showing a brooding ill humor

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uppity

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adj. arrogant or self-important

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morose

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adj. showing a brooding ill humor

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indeterminate

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adj. not fixed or known in advance

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regale

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v. occupy in an agreeable, entertaining or pleasant fashion

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double entendre

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n. a word or phrase with two meanings, one of which is indecent

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countenance

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v. consent to, give permission

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taut

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adj. pulled or drawn tight

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gait

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n. a person’s manner of walking

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moor

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n. open land with peaty soil covered with heather and moss

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sacrilegious

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adj. grossly irreverent toward what is considered holy

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tribulation

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n. an annoying or frustrating or catastrophic event

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tureen

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n. large deep serving dish with a cover

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construe

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v. make sense of; assign a meaning to

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crockery

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n. ceramic dishes used for serving food

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painstaking

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adj. characterized by extreme care and great effort

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tithe

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v. pay a tenth of one’s income, especially to the church

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revelry

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n. unrestrained merrymaking

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exemplary

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adj. worthy of imitation

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berate

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v. censure severely or angrily

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inscrutable

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adj. difficult or impossible to understand

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