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underprivileged
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not enjoying the social or economic benefits others have; needy or disadvantaged
Because Sasha had yo turn to financial aid, many thought of her as underprivileged. |
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conformity
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acting according to general rules
Since the sub was strict, there was conformity throughout the classroom. |
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ruefully
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regretfully, sorrowfully
After the funeral, I acted more ruefully than fright after the death. |
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leery
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wary; suspicious
Because my parent were acting leery, I could tell they weren't going to the supermarket but getting my Chanukah gifts. |
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taut
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not slack; pulled tight
As I was waiting to hear if my brother had gotten into college, I was taut with stress. |
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contract
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to draw together, shrink
Whenever I walked past the store, the number of people inside seemed to contract. |
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stupor
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state in which the mind and senses are dulled; daze
That man is acting stupor, he was put on laghing gas. |
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stricken
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tortured; agonized; heart broken
Although the man was stricken after his divorce, he managed to pull himself together for his children. |
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delirious
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wildly irrational; mentally wandering
As we cried for the loss, the women was delirious and kept on insisting he was alive, |
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clad
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dressed; wearing
When I left home, I made sure I was clad, I had just had a dream that I went to school in my underwear. |
