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aberrations
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deviations, departures from the norm (in this case: nature snow)
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Jem and I were burdened with the guilt of contributating to the aberrations of nature, thereby causing unhappiness to our neighbors and discomfort to ourselves.
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accosted
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to attack verbally with words
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When we were on the sidewalk in front of Miss Maudie's, Mr.Avery accosted us.
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caricature
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picture of someone with certain distinctive features exaggerated
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"You can't go around making caricatures of the nieghbors."
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perplexity
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confusion
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She must have seen my perplexity.
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mausoleum
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a large, magnificent above-ground tomb;any large structure or room similar to a mausoleum
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But i must say Providencewas kind enough to burn down that old mausoleum of mine, i'm too old to keep up--maybe you're right, Jean Louise, this is a settled neighborhood.
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umbrage
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offense
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I wasn't sure what resented most, but i took umbrage at Mrs. Dubode's assessment of the family's mental hygiene.
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undulate
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to move back and forth in wave-like motions; to rise and fall in wave-like motions
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From time to time she would open her mouth wide, and I could see her tongue undulate faintly.
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