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sprinkle (N)
"sprinkled with pouder sugar" P.11 |
meaning:small pieces of food , or a light layer of these.
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enthused (V)
"- I'm not enthused." p.13 |
meaning: to talk about something with excitement and admiration
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anguish (n)
" vivdly rendered on videotape and in simple human anguish." p.14 |
meaning: very great pain or worry
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disdainful (adj)
"-,disdainful of foolish obssesion like weight or hairstyle or the size of one's breasts." p.15 |
meaning: a lack of respect for someone or something, because you think s/he or it's not importantor not good enough
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reluctantly(adv)
" -, he did it reluctantly." p.13 |
meaning: unwilling and slow to do something
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apologetic (adj)
" -, I often find myself smiling crooked-an uncertain apologetic smile that--" P.14 |
meaning: showing or saying that you are sorry about something
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strenly(adv)
"-, he told me strernly." p.13 |
meaning:very strict and severe
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despair(n)
" -we're typically seen covering our faces or sitting slumped in despair while our husband, boyfriends, brothers or cousins are hauled away in handcuffs on COPS. |
maening:a feeling of being very unhappy and having no hope at all.
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brutal (adj)
", with my straightforward fictions of working-class families and the brutal difficulty of acheieving anything like redemption." p.16 |
meaning:1.very cruel and violent
2.not sensitive to people's feels |
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squit (n)
" There is my squit, my lip pressed togather, my wide cheeckbones and tired eyes--" p.14 |
meaning: to look at something with your eyes partly closed in order to see better or because of bright light
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