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O Flashcards

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Derision

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Ridicule, mockery

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Reprehensible

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Deserving of reproof, rebuke or censure

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Weed

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A Northern California mining town

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Aloof

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Reserved or reticent; indifferent

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Belligerent

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Warlike

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Bindle

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A bundle of bedding or possessions

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Jack

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Money

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Complacency

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A feeling of quiet pleasure or security

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Derogatory

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Tending to lessen the merit or reputation of a person or thing

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Indignation

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Strong displeasure at something considered unjust or offensive

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Slough

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An area of soft, muddy ground

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Plaintive

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Expressing sorrow or melancholy

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Scuttle

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A deep bucket for carrying coal

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Skinner

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A mule driver

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Tart

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A promiscuous woman

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Relish

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Liking or enjoyment of the taste of something

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Stable buck

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Person taking care of horses

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Pugnacious

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Inclined to quarrel or fight readily

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Revere

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To regard with respect tinged with awe

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Monotony

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Wearisome uniformity or lack of variety

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Raptly

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Deeply engrossed or absorbed

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Ominous

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Portending evil or harm

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Wooden

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Stiff, ungainly or awkward

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Tick

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The cloth case or covering that is filled with cotton to form a mattress or pillow

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Swamper

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General handyman and person responsible for cleaning out the barn

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Morosely

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Gloomily or sullenly ill-humored

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Cat house

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A house of prostitution

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Mollify

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To soften in feeling or temper

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Apprehend

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To take into custody

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Stilted

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Stiffly dignified or formal

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