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privy to

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let someone know

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unsought

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unwanted

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levity

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lack of seriousness when dealing with an important matter

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marred

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ruined, spoiled

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parcelled

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seperated and delivered

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marshes

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marais

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scorn

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feeling smt is worthless

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heightened

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more intense

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intricate

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complex

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impressionability

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easily impressed

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flabby

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droppy

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abortive

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failing

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shortwinded

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out-of-breath

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elations

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happiness

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wholesale

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selling in big quantities

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hardware

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equipment, tools

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hard-boiled

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unsentimental

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Middle West

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thirteen colonies along the coast

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confered

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grant, give

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epigram

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pun

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well-rounded

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involed in a variety of diff activities & fat

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factual

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accurate

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supercilious

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arrogant

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effiminate

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unmanly

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swank

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noun display your wealth

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fractiousness

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easily annoyed

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contempt

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feeling beneath consideration, worthless

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wistfulness

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sad bc of past, hopeless

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imperatively

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unavoidable

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hulking

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large, heavy, clumsy

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bantering

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teasing playfully

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inconsequence

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no important impact

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infinitesimal

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tiny

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acute

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accent aigu

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extemperizing

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improvising

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impassioned

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dispassionate

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nightingale

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rossignol

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shrill

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piercing

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wicker

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twig made stuff

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vigil

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staying awake

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sedative

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calming

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cynical

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motivated by self interest

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uninflected

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not changing tone

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anon

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right away

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libel

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false statement to damage reputation

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girlhood

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period of time girl, not woman (basically childhood)

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stale

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dry, hard, old

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peremptory

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brusque, authorative

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shed

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hut

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bellows

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bag pushing air used to make fire medieval times

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intimation

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subtle, indirect hint

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seaward

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toward the sea

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chapter 2

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ridge

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hilltop of mountain

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ghastly

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horrible, terrifying

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leaden

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dull

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bounded

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leap, jump

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sountered

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stroll, walk around

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supercilious

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arrogant

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contiguous

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neighboring

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anaemic

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pale, colorless (anemia: not enough blood)

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stout

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fat, robust

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smouldering

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burning slowly, with smoke, no fire

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vicinity

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proximity

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scrawny

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skinny

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torpedoes

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misile

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solemn

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formal, serious, sincere

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upholstery

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earnestly

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sincere, honest

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lather

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foam

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shrill

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piercing sound

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languid

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unenergetic, frail

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assertions

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statement

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shiftlessness

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lazy, inefficient

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gypped

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cheat

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kyke

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slur for jews

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wreath

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ring of flowers and leaves (xmas for exemple)

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wail

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expressing grief or pain

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clad

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dressed

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Chapter 3

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cataracts

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part of the eye

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toiled

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struggled

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innuendo

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hint, suggestion

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caterers

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ppl prepare food & drinks for gatherings

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oboes

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wind instrument

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viols

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string instrument, violin

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cornets

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large trumpet used in bands

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piccolos

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small flute with higher sound

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gaudy

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flashy

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shawls

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scarf

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weave

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lace

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robin

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bird (rouge-gorge)

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eddies

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circular movement of warer

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dotted

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marked with dots

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vicinity

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proximity

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yield

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provide, produce

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spectroscopic

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science studying light spectra

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lull

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pause OR lullaby

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florid

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red OR elaborated, fancy

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corpulent

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fat

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echolalia

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repetition of same word of another person, symptom of mental illness

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eluded

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evade, escape

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convivial

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friendly

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jauntiness

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seeming happy and confident

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vinuous

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related to wine OR color red

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quartet

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group of 4 singing

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asunder

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divided

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dissension

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dispute, disagreement

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wayward

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stubborn

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malevolence

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malice, hostility

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tantalizing

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tormenting, attract (With smt they cant have)

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shorn

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shear: break off

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coupé

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car with 2 doors

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jut

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extend, protude

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din

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implant OR noise

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caterwauling

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cry like a cat

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wafer

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seal OR snack

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mellow

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calm, mature, warm

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loitered

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linger, stroll

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caddy

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small storage container with divisions

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shrewd

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sharp, acute (sharp power of jugment)

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subterfuges

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trickery

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fender

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area around the wheel of a vehicule

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cardinal

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fundamental

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virtues

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high morals standards

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chapter 4

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tribute

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praise, homage

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resourcefulness

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ability to find solutions to problems fast

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sporadic

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irregular

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restlessness

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unease, unability to relax

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windshield

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glass that protects the car in front

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threadbaned

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old, thin

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sawdust

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wood dust

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gnawings

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persistently worrying

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cobbled

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paved with little round rocks

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gilt

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covered thinly with gold leaf or gold paint

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hearse

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vehicle for conveying the coffin at a funeral

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heaped

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pile up OR shower comments

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bloom

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flower OR delicate powdery surface

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modish

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modern (but in a bad way)

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blinds

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cover windows (star)

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molars

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molaire, teeth

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denizen

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resident (immigrants sometimes)

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burglar

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robber

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kerb

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stone on a path OR restraint on smt

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moth

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insects (papillon de nuit or mites)

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disembodied

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exsiting seperated or without a body

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shrubbery

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regroupement darbustes (shrubs)

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rout

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retreat

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rendered

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melted away impurities, covered with plaster

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gaudily

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bright color

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receptacles

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container OR charge thing w holes

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mantelpiece

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fireplace

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strained

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tired, exhausted

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counterfeit

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fake

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steeple

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church tall tower

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brewer

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person or compagny who makes beer

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craze

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trend

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thatched

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cover with straw

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recurrent

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repetitive

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swathed

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wrap

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dishevelled

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messy

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disarray

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disorder

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heap

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pile, stack

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scrolls

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roll of parchment

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pompadeur

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woman hairstyle curvy (big cowlick)

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shell-rimmed

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decking

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material of a deck

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chapter 6

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laudable

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praise worthy

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notoriety

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bad reputation

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shiftless

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lazy, lack of ambition

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meretricious

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flashy, pretentious

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conceits

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vanity OR imagery

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ineffable

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inexplicable

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outlet

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exit/vent OR shop

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savoury

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salty/spicy OR wholesome

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ramifications

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consequences (unwelcomed)

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turgid

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swollen OR pompous

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oars

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used to row a boat (palm)

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contingencies

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circumstances

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debauchee

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person who let himself controlled by excessive pleasures

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substantiality

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importance

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ingratiate

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change someone perspective of themself by using flattery

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impassioned

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emotional

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oppressiveness

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taking away freedom people should have

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pervading

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fill

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hitherto

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previously, so far

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oblivion

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unconsciousness

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genially

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friendly & cheerful

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hollowly

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not true or sincere

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appalled

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greatly horrified

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begotten

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create (child)

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chafed

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rub

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obtrusive

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noticeable in an unwelcoming way

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bootlegger

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person who sell goods illegally

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menagerie

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collection of wild animal kept in captivity for exhibition

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contralto

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lowest female singing voice

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dilatory

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slow, delaying

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romp

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play energetically

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tuning-fork

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object used for tuning musical instrument or accentuating pitch

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wisp

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strand, thread

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chap 7

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pigsty

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place with keeps pig

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harrowing

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distressing

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bona-fide

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genuine, real

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stagnant

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dull, slugish

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dog-days

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period of inactivity

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oppressive

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contingency

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circumstance, eventuality

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locality

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position or neighbourhood/district

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disquieting

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giving anxiety and worry

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ashheap

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a pile of ashes & waste

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beads

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necklace bead

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intermittent

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irregular, not steady or continuous

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crabbing

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moving sideways like a crab

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armistice

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truce, ceasefire

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prig

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prude (moralistic person who acts superior)

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vicariously

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experienced in the imagination through the actions of another person

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rancour

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bitterness or resentfulness

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magnanimous

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generous, charitable, forgiving

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presumptuous

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arrogant, overconfident

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perspiration

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sweating

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threshold

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doorstep

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laden

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loaded, weighted

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truculent

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defiant, aggressive

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scrutiny

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inspection

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vigil

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keep watch when other ppl are asleep

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chap 8

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fog-horn

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horn on a boat, ship, etc., that makes a loud, deep sound and is used in foggy weather to warn nearby ships — often used figuratively to describe someone with a very loud voice

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wanly

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in a way that shows no energy or enthusiasm

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extravaganza

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elaborate and spectacular entertainment

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redolent

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evocative, suggestive

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ravenously

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very eager or greedy for food, satisfaction, or gratification

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unscrupulously

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in a way that does not show moral principles or is not honest or fair

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phantom

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delusion/illusion OR ghost

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pretences

A

act OR claim (false, ambitious one)

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strata

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layer OR level (rank social status)

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grail

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a thing that is eagerly pursued or sought after

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cahoot

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colluding or conspiring together secretly

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garrulous

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excessively talkative, especially on trivial matters

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fender

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area around the wheel well of a vehicle

243
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laden

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loaded, burdened

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chap 9

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245
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adventitious

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happening or carried on according to chance rather than design or inherent nature

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circumstantial

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pointing indirectly toward someone’s guilt but not conclusively proving it

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inquest

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a judicial inquiry to ascertain the facts relating to an incident, such as a death

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racy

A

showing vigor

249
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pasquinade

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a satire or lampoon, originally one displayed or delivered publicly in a public place.

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coroner

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sumrise

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squawk

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253
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vister

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254
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coverlet

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sickantired

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wreaths

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complacent

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sullen

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lustreless

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foreground

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squeamishness

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pandered

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gratify, indulge

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commensurate

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borne

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orgastric

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recedes

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