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19 Cards in this Set
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whiff
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a light puff or hint of a smell
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wiry
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lean and strong
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upside
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on the side of the head
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smack
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a slapping blow
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busting
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bursting or breaking away
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matrimonial
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having to do with marriage
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britches
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pants
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gait
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manner of walking or running
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crapper
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toilet
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radiating
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to branch out in lines from a center
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cellar
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a room or rooms below ground and usually under a building
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strap
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a narrow strip of leather
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valve
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any device in a pipe that regulates the flow of liquid
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Hooverville
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a shanty town during the Great Depression
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telegraph
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to send a message to a person by wire
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mission
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the headquarters of missionaries
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lam
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to flee or escape
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hoodlum
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a member of a lawless gang
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Bud, Not Buddy
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Section 2 Vocabulary
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