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172 Cards in this Set
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affirmation
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the assertion that something exists or is true
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Agitation
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persistent urging of a political or social cause or theory before the public
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anguish
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excruciating or acute distress, suffering, or pain
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assimiltion
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to take in and incorporate as one's own
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beseech
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to implore urgently
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bourgeois
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a member of the middle class
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Buckingham Palace
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london
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despair
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loss of hope
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disheveled
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to let down (hair)
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chauffeur
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person allowed to drive a private automobile
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Clybourne Park Improvement Ass.
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welcoming company from new neighborhood
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colonialism
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the control or governing influence of a nation over a dependent country, territory, or people.
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coquette
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flirt
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"cracker"
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white people
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deliberate
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carefully weighed or considered
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doggedly
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persistent in effort; stubbornly tenacious
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dusky
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somewhat dark
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Eggleston
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Mama's maiden name
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eccentricity
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an oddity or peculiarity, as of conduct
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elaborate
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detail
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epitaph
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a commemorative inscription on a tomb or mortuary monument about the person buried at that site.
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exasperation
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an act or instance of exasperating; provocation; extreme annoyance
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exuberant
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effusively and almost uninhibitedly enthusiastic
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epitaph
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a commemorative inscription on a tomb or mortuary monument about the person buried at that site.
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facetious
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literally; not meant to be taken serioulsy
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feverish
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having fever
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doggedly
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persistent in effort; stubbornly tenacious
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Flaming Spear
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the African worrier name Walter gives himself
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flippancy
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frivolously disrespectful, shallow, or lacking in seriousness
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forlorn
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unhappy, miserable
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fraternity
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organization of male students
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futile
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ineffective
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forlorn
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unhappy, miserable
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fraternity
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organization of male students
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futile
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ineffective
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dusky
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somewhat dark
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Flaming Spear
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the African worrier name Walter gives himself
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exasperation
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an act or instance of exasperating; provocation; extreme annoyance
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feverish
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having fever
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eccentricity
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an oddity or peculiarity, as of conduct
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epitaph
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a commemorative inscription on a tomb or mortuary monument about the person buried at that site.
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Flaming Spear
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the African worrier name Walter gives himself
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anguish
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excruciating or acute distress, suffering, or pain
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forlorn
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unhappy, miserable
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fraternity
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organization of male students
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epitaph
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a commemorative inscription on a tomb or mortuary monument about the person buried at that site.
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flippancy
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frivolously disrespectful, shallow, or lacking in seriousness
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Eggleston
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Mama's maiden name
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facetious
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literally; not meant to be taken serioulsy
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exasperation
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an act or instance of exasperating; provocation; extreme annoyance
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elaborate
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detail
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feverish
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having fever
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Buckingham Palace
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london
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fraternity
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organization of male students
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Flaming Spear
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the African worrier name Walter gives himself
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forlorn
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unhappy, miserable
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elaborate
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detail
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futile
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ineffective
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epitaph
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a commemorative inscription on a tomb or mortuary monument about the person buried at that site.
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exuberant
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effusively and almost uninhibitedly enthusiastic
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flippancy
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frivolously disrespectful, shallow, or lacking in seriousness
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epitaph
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a commemorative inscription on a tomb or mortuary monument about the person buried at that site.
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exasperation
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an act or instance of exasperating; provocation; extreme annoyance
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facetious
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literally; not meant to be taken serioulsy
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exasperation
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an act or instance of exasperating; provocation; extreme annoyance
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facetious
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literally; not meant to be taken serioulsy
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forlorn
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unhappy, miserable
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fraternity
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organization of male students
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despair
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loss of hope
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feverish
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having fever
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eccentricity
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an oddity or peculiarity, as of conduct
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feverish
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having fever
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futile
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ineffective
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disheveled
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to let down (hair)
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facetious
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literally; not meant to be taken serioulsy
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exuberant
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effusively and almost uninhibitedly enthusiastic
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epitaph
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a commemorative inscription on a tomb or mortuary monument about the person buried at that site.
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feverish
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having fever
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chauffeur
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person allowed to drive a private automobile
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Eggleston
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Mama's maiden name
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Flaming Spear
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the African worrier name Walter gives himself
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exuberant
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effusively and almost uninhibitedly enthusiastic
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Flaming Spear
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the African worrier name Walter gives himself
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fraternity
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organization of male students
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facetious
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literally; not meant to be taken serioulsy
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Clybourne Park Improvement Ass.
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welcoming company from new neighborhood
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elaborate
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detail
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Flaming Spear
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the African worrier name Walter gives himself
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exasperation
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an act or instance of exasperating; provocation; extreme annoyance
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exuberant
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effusively and almost uninhibitedly enthusiastic
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flippancy
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frivolously disrespectful, shallow, or lacking in seriousness
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epitaph
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a commemorative inscription on a tomb or mortuary monument about the person buried at that site.
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colonialism
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the control or governing influence of a nation over a dependent country, territory, or people.
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forlorn
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unhappy, miserable
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facetious
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literally; not meant to be taken serioulsy
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futile
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ineffective
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facetious
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literally; not meant to be taken serioulsy
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flippancy
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frivolously disrespectful, shallow, or lacking in seriousness
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feverish
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having fever
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flippancy
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frivolously disrespectful, shallow, or lacking in seriousness
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coquette
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flirt
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exasperation
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an act or instance of exasperating; provocation; extreme annoyance
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feverish
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having fever
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Flaming Spear
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the African worrier name Walter gives himself
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forlorn
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unhappy, miserable
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forlorn
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unhappy, miserable
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feverish
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having fever
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"cracker"
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white people
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fraternity
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organization of male students
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fraternity
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organization of male students
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fraternity
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organization of male students
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futile
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ineffective
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Flaming Spear
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the African worrier name Walter gives himself
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deliberate
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carefully weighed or considered
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flippancy
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frivolously disrespectful, shallow, or lacking in seriousness
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futile
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ineffective
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flippancy
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frivolously disrespectful, shallow, or lacking in seriousness
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forlorn
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unhappy, miserable
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Flaming Spear
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the African worrier name Walter gives himself
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exuberant
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effusively and almost uninhibitedly enthusiastic
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forlorn
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unhappy, miserable
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futile
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ineffective
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facetious
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literally; not meant to be taken serioulsy
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flippancy
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frivolously disrespectful, shallow, or lacking in seriousness
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fraternity
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organization of male students
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futile
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ineffective
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fraternity
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organization of male students
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futile
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ineffective
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feverish
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having fever
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forlorn
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unhappy, miserable
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Flaming Spear
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the African worrier name Walter gives himself
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flippancy
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frivolously disrespectful, shallow, or lacking in seriousness
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fraternity
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organization of male students
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forlorn
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unhappy, miserable
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fraternity
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organization of male students
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futile
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ineffective
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futile
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ineffective
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gait
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form of walking, running, or stepping
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gall
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impudence
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gourd
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the hard-shelled fruit of any of various plants
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homey
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someone in the neighborhood
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hysteria
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an uncontrollable outburst of emotion or fear
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incredulity
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inability or unwillingness to believe
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indignant
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feeling, characterized by, or expressing strong displeasure at something considered unjust, offensive, insulting, or base
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Jefferson
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Walters imaginary Gardener
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jubilance
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great joy
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ludicrous
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ridiculous; laughable
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malicious
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full of, characterized by
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monologue
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a form of dramatic entertainment
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mope
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sulk
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negotiate
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to consult
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NAACP
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National Association Advancment Colored People
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"Nigger"
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black person
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ominous
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portending evil or harm
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saucy
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boldly smart
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scrutinize
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to examine in detail with careful or critical attention
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profound
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having deep insight or understanding
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Prometheus
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a titan who taught about art
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sobriety
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being sober
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songhay
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An ancient empire of western Africa in present-day Mali.
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quizzical
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odd; queer
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raucous
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harsh
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refrain
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to abstain from an impulse to say or do something
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replenish
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to make full
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revelation
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act of revealing
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rigidity
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stiff
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tweed
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a coarse wool cloth in a variety of weaves and colors
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Thirty Pieces
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Judis chipped to point out Jesus
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tyranny
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arbitrary or unrestrained exercise of power
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vengeance
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infliction of injury, harm, humiliation, or the like, on a person by another who has been harmed by that person
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vicious
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grossly immoral
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wrought
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exertion or effort directed to produce or accomplish something
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