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Vow
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Promise
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We all got really mad and vowed to kick their asses the next game.
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Pummel
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Strike, usually with the fist
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I would have been pummeled.
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Stroll
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Walk leisurely and with no apparent aim
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And pretty soon, a janitor opened the front door and all of the other kids strolled inside.
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Bureau
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An administrative unit of government
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YOU MUST ALWAYS PICK FIGHTS WITH THE SONS AND/OR DAUGHTERS OF ANY INDIANS WHO WORK FOR THE BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS. |
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Impending
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To lose in time; about to occur
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I couldn’t sleep that night because I kept thinking about my impending doom.
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Rummage
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Search haphazardly
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I got out of bed at dark-thirty, and rummaged around the kitchen for anything to eat.
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Petrify
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To change into stone
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In geology class, the teacher, Mr. Dodge, was talking about the petrified wood forests near George, Washington, on turn into rock. |
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Articulate
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Characterized by clear expressive language
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Yeah, I was so articulate.
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Tautology
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A statement that is necessarily true
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“Are you going to bore me with your tautologies all day or are you going to actually say something?” |
