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Roll Of Thunder, Hear Me Cry Vocab Flashcards

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mar

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mark

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meticulous

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precise

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exasperation

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feeling of annoyance

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intriguing

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interesting

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disposition

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your usual mood

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raucous

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loud and harsh

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pensive

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deeply thoughtful, musing

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emaciated

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very thin from disease, hunger, or cold

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share cropping

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a tenant farmer

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morose

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glum

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amiable

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happy

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disdainful

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feeling strong dislike or disapproval for something or someone you think does not deserve respect

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briar

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thick thorny bush

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dismal

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unhappy

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murmur

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indistinguishable sound

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buckeyed

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big eyes

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rapped

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strike sharply

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din

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a loud harsh noise

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scowl

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frown

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temerity

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fearless, daring

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airs

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manners intended to impress others, pretending to be something you’re not

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indignant

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angered at something unjust or wrong

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chignon

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a roll of hair worn at the back of a neck

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maverick

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independent in behavior or thought

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imperiously

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being arrogant

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scoff

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laugh at with contempt

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fibrous

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tough, or grisly

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tawny

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light brown to brownish-orange color

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sinewy

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physical strength

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formidable

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extremely impressive

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ornate

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fancy

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uppity

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arrogant

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bootleg

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illegal

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resilience

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to bounce back

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musty

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moldy

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donned

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get dressed

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inaccessible

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impossible to get to

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embittered

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resentful, indignant will

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dejected

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sad

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coddling

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baby someone

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sodden

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very wet

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veered

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swerve

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moronic

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stupid

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glowered

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stare at

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relent

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give in

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conspire

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plot

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oblivious

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lacking awareness

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murky

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cloudy

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careened

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lurch, stagger

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disgruntled

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not happy

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defiant

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disobedient

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smug

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self-satisfaction

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alto

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low sound in music

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kerosene

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flammable oil

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listless

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lacking zest

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lulled

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calmed

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transfixed

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having your attention focused

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precarious

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uneasy

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skittish

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nervous

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rekindle

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start again

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finality

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end

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feigned

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fake

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mercantile

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a store

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discreet

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secret

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woeful

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sorrow

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falter

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fail

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subtle

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difficult to detect

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glade

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a clearing in a forest

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vague

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indistinct

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emphatic

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stressed the important of

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retort

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respond in a quick clever or humorous way

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pester

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annoy

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subdue

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put down by force

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warily

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cautious

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wheedle

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convince

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veranda

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a porch

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bunion

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a painful swelling in the big toe

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promenade

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to stroll

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haughty

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full of yourself

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retaliate

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take revenge

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malevolent

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evil

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wry

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sarcastic or mocking

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audible

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a sound

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dumbfounded

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surprised

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nattily

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fancy

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aloof

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remote in manner

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confounded

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confused

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ominous

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threatening

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revolt

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rebel

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fleeted

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move along rapidly

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reverent

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respect

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engulf

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cover completely

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lapel

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the front of a coat

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snide

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expressive of contempt

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languid

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lacking liveliness

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admonish

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correct someone

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bewilder

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be confused

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apprehensively

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worry, concern

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interminable

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can’t overcome

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console

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comfort

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smirk

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small grin

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flounce

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walk crazily

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wane

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decline

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molest

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bother

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avenge

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get back at

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collateral

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loan

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goad

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give courage to

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summon

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call

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placid

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calm

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affirm

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verify

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candid

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honest

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prod

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nudge

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denote

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designate

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dialect

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local language

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condone

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forgive or allow

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venture

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go

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sentinel

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guard

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confide

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reveal in private

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saunter

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leisurely walk

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fallow

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unused, unplowed

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comprehend

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understand

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bellow

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shout loudly

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wisteria

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a flowering vine

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sober

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serious

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muss

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messed up

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caress

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touch or stroke lightly

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amenities

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extras

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lilt

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uplifting

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rile

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cause annoyance

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premature

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early

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ashen

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pale

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despondent

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without hope

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phenomenal

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amazing

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reproachful

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corrective

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swelter

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be uncomfortably hot

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reluctant

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unwilling

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jauntily

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fashionable

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condescending

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talk down to

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grope

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feel about blindly

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sympathy

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sharing the feelings of others

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despicable

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evil

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vulnerability

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the state of being exposed to danger

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akimbo

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arms and legs bent outward; a mom that’s mad

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crescendo

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increase in loudness (music)

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affirmation

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a statement of truth

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menacing

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indicating evil

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acrid

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strong

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adamant

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not changing your mind

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remnant

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leftover

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lethargy

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sluggish

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amble

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walk leisurely

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