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parsimonious
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misery--- She was in parsimonious after her math test.
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"simonious"-ceremony--get it?? the funeral was parsimionious...miserable..get it? got it? GOOD!!
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pecuniary
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financial..The family of sixteen was in pecuniary debt.
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"pecun.."-pecan.. PAY MONEY [financial] for pecans.
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dismantle
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to strip of covering, take apart...The family dismantled the Christmas tree.
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dismantle the christmas lights from the mantle..
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sumptuous
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lavish ((means fablous))..She cleaned he hair with a lavish shampoo.
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lavendar is lavish
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underwrite
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agree to finance..The man got an underwire with the Honda car dealership company.
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fine once [fine-ance<<the put the "o" where the "a" is.. and you get once]
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to know the ropes
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to be fully acquainted with the procedures..The chinese girl knew the ropes when it came to math.
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to know stuff??
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restrictive
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harsh, confining..Her mother was restrictive and wouldnt let er cut her hair.
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reSTRICT-strict
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balk
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to refuse to move..Rosa Parks balked and wouldnt move to the bc of the bus.
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to say the word correctly you say "bok"-- so refuse to move--- refused to walk [say wok] "like bok"
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blunt
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plain spoken..The girl was blunt and didn't care what others thought of her when she said things.
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once you are high off a blunt- you will say whats on your mind
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nostalgia
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yearning for the past..the old man was nostalgia, and always spoke of "in the olden days..."
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???kinda easy one--just remember it
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rife
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widespread...The diesease was rife in China.
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to correctly say the word you say "rif"... so the rift [ocean current or something] was widespread.
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behind the eight ball
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in trouble...Once she snuck out she new she would be behind the eigth ball.
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just remember it...
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