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taciturn
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disinclined to talk
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alleged
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asserted w/o proof
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vapid
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not lively: without spirit
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repitoire
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a list of dramas, music, pieces or parts a person is prepares to
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malevolent
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having, showing, or arisong from intense, often vicious ill will
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culprit
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one accused or or arraigned for a crime; one guilty of a crime
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predilection
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a preference; predisposition in favor of something
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flivver
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small cheap automobile
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foray
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a quick raid or sudden attack
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condescended
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assumed an air of superiority
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illicitly
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unawfully; without permission
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indigenous
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native to a particular region or species; inborn; innate
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entailment
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the restriction of property by limiting the inheritance to the owner's linear descendants or to a particular class thereof
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smilax
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a delicate, twining greenhouse plant
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vexations
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irritations; annoyances
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cootie
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slang for head or body louse
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contemptuous
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scornful; dispising; disdainful
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contentious
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belligerent; argumentative
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fractious
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tending to be troublesome, quarrelsome, or irritable
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disapprobation
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the act/state of being disapproved; condemnations
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