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18 Cards in this Set
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castigate
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verb. to punish by critizing harshly; to berate
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colloquial
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adjective. Charaterized by informal language
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Epitaph
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n. The words carved on a tombstone in memory of the deceased.
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exodus
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n. A mass departure
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inter
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v. To put in a grave,to bury
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lacerate
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v. To tear or cut roughly
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largess
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n. the act of giving generously, gifts
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obituary
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n. a notice of death, such as in a newpaper with summary of one's life
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omnivourous
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adj. eating all kids of food, veg and meat. Or, taking everything available
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permeate
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v. to spread throughout, to pass through
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rendition
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n. an interpretation, a performance.
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resurgence
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n. a rising again to life, use, acceptance, or prominence, a revival.
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sterotype
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n. A generalization that is used to charcterizes a person w/o acknowledging individual differences
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stipend
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n. a regular and fixed amount of pay for work done or to help cover living or work expenses.
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subservient
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adj. serving or acting in an subordinate manner, servile.
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collogialism
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n. y'all come back would be a southern colloquialism
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interment
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n. the event where one is burried.
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laceration
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n. a cut
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