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18 Cards in this Set
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Reckon |
To consider |
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Hookey |
skip school |
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Sagacity |
soundness of judgement |
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Lick |
a small amount
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to hit or punch |
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Alacrity |
cheerful readiness, promptness, willingness |
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Intrepid |
fearless, dauntless |
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odious |
detestable |
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expectorate |
spit |
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perennial |
everlasting |
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ostentation |
displayed with intent to impress others |
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Abide |
to remain, continue, stay |
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Smite |
strike or hit hard |
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Illustrious |
highly distinguished |
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Dialect |
varies form region and differs form standard English in pronunciation, word choice, and sentence structure |
"swaller" for swallow |
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Idiom |
has a meaning that differs from the original meaning; it is a phrase that cannot be translated literally |
"hang the boy" to express frustration |
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Slang |
gives new meaning to old words |
"cool" means fantastic |
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Mood |
The feeling the author establishes in a scene for the reader |
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Tone |
The authors opinion of a subject or idea |
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