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altercation
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angry dispute or quirrel
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After one altercation when Jem hollered, "It's time you started bein' a girl and acting right!"
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rotogravure
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a print or picture made by the process of printing from an engraved copper cylinder; a section of the newspaper or magazine having such pictures
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Behind the rough oak pulpit a faded pink silk banner proclaimed God Is Love, the church's only decoration except a rotogravure print of Hunt's Light of the World.
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prerogative
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a right or privilege that nobody else has
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She was never bored, and given the slightest chance she would exercise her royal prerogative: she would arrange, advise, caution, and warn.
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caste system
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a system of social class where people are seperated by rank, class, wealth, or position
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There was indeed a caste system in Maycomb, but to my mind it worked this way: the older citizens, the present generation of people who had lived side by side for years and years.
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succinct
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short, concise, to the point
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uncouth
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crude, having no manners
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subpoene
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written order to appear before the court
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turbulent
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disturbed, disorderly, rough
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acrimonious
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bitter or caustic in temper or language
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ambidextrous
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can use both hands equally well
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