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13 Cards in this Set
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raucous
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adj. Rough-sounding and harsh
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pensively
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adv. Deeply, often wistfully or dreamily thoughtful
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sharecropping
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v. Working land or growing crops as a sharecropper.
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emaciated
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v. made or became extremely thin, especially as a result of starvation.
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reverberated
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v. Reechoed
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temerity
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n. foolhardy disregard of danger; recklessness, bold
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dubious
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adj. Fraught with uncertainty or doubt; uncertain
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humiliation
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n. shame, dishonor, degradation
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oblivious
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adj. lacking conscious awareness
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adamantly
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adv. stubbornly
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confer
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v. to meet in order to deliberate together or compare views.
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precariously
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adv. Dangerously lacking in security or stability.
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embittered
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v. to arouse bitter feelings in
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