Autobiography of an Ex-Colored Man Vocabulary – Flashcards
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Divulge
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(v) to disclose or reveal (something private, secret, or previously known
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Diabolical
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(adj) having the qualities of a devil; devilish, fiendish; outrageously wicked
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Remorse
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(n) deep and painful regret for wrongdoing
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Aversion
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(n) a strong feeling of dislike, opposition, repugnance, or antipathy
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Croon
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(v) to sing or hum in a soft, soothing voice
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Hamper
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(v) to hold back, hinder, impede
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Denouement
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(n) the final resolution of the intricacies
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Tact
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(n) a keen sense of what to say or do to avoid offense; skill in dealing with difficult or delicate situations
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Discern
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(v) to perceive by the sight or some other sense or by the intellect; to see, recognize, or apprehend
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Promiscuously
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(adv) without order; randomly; mingling or associating in an indiscriminate manner; haphazardly
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Doggedly
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(adv) in a stubbornly persistent manner
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Hubbub
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(n) a loud, confused noise, as of many voices
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Punctuality
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(n) the quality or state of being prompt, on time, not late
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Deportment
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(n) conduct or behavior
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Declamation
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(n) the art or act of oratory or recitation of a classic speech; speech or writing for oratorical effect
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Stupor
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(n) suspension or great diminution of sensibility, as in disease or as caused by narcotics, intoxicants, etc.; being numbed or stunned; a daze
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Trivial
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(adj) of very little importance or value; insignificant
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Wrought
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(v) worked, produced, or shaped (as if by beating of a hammer)
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Pervade
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(v) to become spread throughout all parts of
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Freemasonry
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(n) secret or tacit brotherhood; fellowship; fundamental bond or rapport
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Intercourse
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(n) dealings or communication between individuals, groups, or countries; interchange of thoughts and feelings
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Constraint
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(n) limitation or restriction; repression of natural feelings and impulses
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Quaint
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(adj) having an old-fashioned attractiveness or charm; strange, peculiar, or unusual in an interesting, pleasing, or amusing way
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Pathetic
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(adj) causing or evoking pity, sympathy sadness, or sorrow; affecting or moving the feelings
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Cadence
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(n) the rhythmic flow of a sentence of sounds or words
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Affectation
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(n)an effort to appear to have a quality not really or fully possessed; the pretense of actual possession; conspicuous artificiality of manner or appear; effort to attract notice by pretense, assumption, or any assumed peculiarity
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Compunction
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(n) a feeling of uneasiness or anxiety of the conscience caused by regret for doing wrong or causing pain; contrition; remorse
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Impetuous
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(adj) of, pertaining to, or characterized by sudden or rash action or emotion; eager
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Suffuse
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(v) to overspread with or as with a liquid or color; to pervade
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Reverie
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(n) a state of dreamy meditation or fanciful musing; a daydream
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Rhapsody
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(n) an ecstatic expression of feeling or enthusiasm
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Jade
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(n) a disreputable or ill-tempered woman
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Obliterate
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(v) to remove or destroy all traces of; do away with; destroy completely
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Panorama
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(n) an obstructed and wide view of a scene
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Melodramatic
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(adj) exaggerated and emotional or sentimental; sensational sensationalized
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Tableau
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(n) a picture, as of a scene
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Trite
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(adj) lacking in freshness or effectiveness because of constant use or excessive repetition
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Listless
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(adj) having or showing little or no interest; spiritless; indifferent
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Ramify
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(v) to divide or spread out; to extend into subdivisions
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Gratuitously
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(adv) being without apparent reason, cause, or justification
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Unsullied
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(adj) not soiled or stained
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Elysium
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(n) in classical mythology, the abode of the blessed after death; a place of perfect happiness; paradise
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Evolve
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(v) to develop gradually; to come forth gradually into being
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Ravishing
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(adj) extremely beautiful or attractive, enchanting; entrancing
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Preludes
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(n) in music: a relatively short, independent instrumental composition, free in form and resembling an improvisation; a piece that precedes a more important movement
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Assailed
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(v) to attack vigorously or violently; to attack with argument, criticism, ridicule, or abuse
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Sinews
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(n) tendons; source of strength, power, or vigor
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Stoical
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(adj) impassive; characterized by a calm austere fortitude; cool; indifferent
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Frankly
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(adv) in a direct, straightforward, and sincere manner
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Unsanctioned
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(adj) without permission or approval (as for an action)
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Aspiration
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(n) a strong desire or longing; aim; ambition; a goal or desired object
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Defiance
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(n) a daring or bold resistance to authority or to any opposing force
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Rhetorical
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(adj) used for, belonging to, or concerned with mere style or effect (in writing or speech)
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Bombastic
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(adj) high-sounding, high-flown, inflated, or pretentious
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Peroration
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(n) a long speech characterized by lofty and often pompous language; the concluding part of a speech or discourse, in which the speaker or writer recapitulates the principal points and urges them with greater earnestness and force
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Dormant
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(adj) lying asleep or as if asleep; inactive
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Feasible
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(adj) capable of being done, effected, or accomplished; probable; likely
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Sundry
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(adj) various or diverse
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Diminish
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(v) to lessen; to reduce
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Countenance
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(n) appearance; the look or expression of the face
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Exploited
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(v) utilized, especially for profit; or turned to practical account; promoted
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Patronized
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(v) to suppor; or to give one's business to (a store, restaurant, hotel, etc.)
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Elocutionary
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(adj) public speaking or reading aloud in public
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Dingy
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(adj) dark, dull, or dirty color; shabby; dismal; lacking brightness or freshness
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Porters
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(n) a person hired to carry burdens or baggage, as at a railroad station or a hotel. A Pullman car peter is a person who acts as an attendant in a railroad parlor car or sleeping car
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Proprietor
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(n) the owner of a business establishment, a hotel, etc.
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Adonis
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(Proper noun) from Greek mythology, an allusion: a youth slain by a wild boar but permitted by Zeus to pass four months every year in the lower world with Persephone, four with Aphrodite, and four wherever he chose. A very handsome young man
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Unkempt
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(adj) uncared-for or neglected; disheveled; messy; unpolished; rough; crude
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Shambling
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(adj) walking or going awkwardly; shuffling
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Gait
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(n) a manner of walking, stepping, or running
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Repulsion
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(n) a feeling of distaste or aversion
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Droll
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(adj) amusing in an odd or whimsical way
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Rancid
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(adj) unpleasant and stale smell or taste; offensive or nasty; disagreeable
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Relish
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(n) liking or enjoyment of the taste of something
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Minced
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(v) to cut or chop into very small pieces
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Divine
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(v) to perceive by intuition on insight; conjecture
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Scrupulously
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(adv) carefully, precisely, or exactly, with great attention to detail
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Picturesquely
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(adv) having pleasing or interesting qualities; strikingly effective in appearance
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Capacious
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(adj) spacious or roomy; capable go holding much
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Cordial
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(adj) courteous, gracious, friendly, and warm
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Matron
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(n) a woman who has charge of the domestic affairs of a hospital, prison, or other institution
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Profane
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(adj) irreverent or contemptuous of God or sacred principals or things; unholy; vulgar or common
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Patriarchal
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(adj) fatherly; like a venerable old man
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Intimated
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(v) to indicate or make known indirectly; hint, imply, suggest
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Acutely
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(adv) sharply, severely; intensely
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Benefactor
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(n) a person who kindly helps another; a supporter, sponsor, protector
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Board
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(n) daily meals, especially as provided for pay
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Stout
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(adj) bulky in figure; heavily; built; corpulent; thick set
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Uproarious
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(adj) confused and noisy; tumultuous; very loud
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Menacing
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(adj) threatening to cause evil, harm, or injury
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Gesticulations
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(n) animated or excited movements of the hand, arm , body, head, or face that are expressive of ideas, opinions, or emotions
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Volley
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(n) a burst or outpouring of many things at once or in quick succession
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Trifles
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(n) matters, affairs, or circumstances of little importance or significance
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Badinage
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(n) light, playful banter (teasing remarks)
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Appreciable
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(adj) sufficient to be readily perceived or estimated; considerable
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Acme
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(n) the highest point; summit; peak
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Improvident
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(adj) lacking foresight; neglecting to provide for future needs
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Apprentices
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(n) a person who works for another in order to learn a trade; a learner
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Junta
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(n) a deliberate and administrative council, especially in Spain and Latin America
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Insurgents
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(n) a person who rises in forcible opposition to lawful authority, especially a person who engages in armed resistance to a government or to the execution of laws
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Eloquent
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(adj) having or exercising the power of fluent, forceful, and appropriate speech
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Piazza
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(n) an open square or public place in a city or town; a large porch on a house; veranda
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Rapidity
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(n) quickness (basically rapidity is the noun from the adjective rapid)
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Monotonous
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(adj) lacking in variety; tenuously unvarying
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Accord
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(n) harmony or agreement
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Peripatetic
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(adj) itinerant; walking or traveling about
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Novelty
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(n) state of being new or unique; newness
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Import
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(n) consequence or important; meaning or implication
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Rudiments
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(n) the elements or first principals of a subject; a mere beginning, first slight appearance, or undeveloped or imperfect from of something
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Deplore
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(v) to regret deeply or strongly
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Lamentable
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(adj) regrettable, unfortunate, mournful
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Sullen
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(adj) showing irritation or ill humor by a gloomy silence or reserve; morose
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Degeneracy
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(n) a state below a normal or desirable level in physical, mental, or moral qualities
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Loathe
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(v) to feel discuss or intense aversion for; to detest, abominate, hate
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Domestic
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(adj) of or pertaining to the home, the household, household affairs, or the family
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Indulgent
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(adj) benignly lenient or permissive; tolerant
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Propriety
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(n) conformity to establish standards of good or proper behavior or manners
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Despise
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(v) to regard with contempt, distaste, disgust, or distain; scorn; loathe
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Antipathy
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(n) a natural, basic, or habitual repugnance; aversion; disgust, abhorrence, hatred
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Pathetic
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(adj) causing or evoking pity, sympathy, sadness, sorrow; affecting or moving the feelings
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"Jim Crow"
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(adj) facilities for blacks only; segregated facilities
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Preposterous
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(adj) completely contrary to common sense; absurd; senseless; utterly foolish
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Exuberant
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(n) extremely joyful
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Excursion
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(n) a short trip or outing to some place; a pleasure trip
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Pavilion
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(n) a light, usually open building used for shelter, concerts, exhibits as in a park or fair
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Hack
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(n) a taxi
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Forfeit
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(v) to lose or become liable to lose as a consequence of crime, fault or breach
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Cognizance
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(n) awareness, notice
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Quadrille
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(n) a square dance for four couples consisting of five parts or movements, each complete in itself
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Confer
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(v) to consult together; compare opinions; carry on a discussion or deliberation
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Partisan
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(adj) a supporter of a person, group, party, or cause, especially a person who shows biased, emotional allegiance
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Refute
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(v) to prove to be false or in error
