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10 Cards in this Set
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indifference
"Indifference deadened the spirit. Here or elsewhere--what difference did it make?" (72). |
lack of interest or concern |
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apathy
"I woke from my apathy just at the moment when two men came up to my father" (72). |
lack of interest or emotion; indifference |
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dregs
"The days were like nights, and the nights left the dregs of their darkness in our souls" (73). |
least valuable part of anything |
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aristocratic
"An attractive, aristocratic Parisienne was deriving special pleasure from the game" (73). |
characteristics of the aristocracy, which is the elite, upper class |
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Parisienne
"An attractive, aristocratic Parisienne was deriving special pleasure from the game" (73). |
girl or woman native to or lives in Paris, France |
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deriving
"An attractive, aristocratic Parisienne was deriving special pleasure from the game" (73). |
to receive or obtain from a source of origin |
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vitality
"Wild beasts of prey, with animal hatred in their eyes; an extraordinary vitality had seized them, sharpening their teeth and nails" (73). |
physical or mental strength |
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disengage
"I noticed an old man dragging himself along on all fours. He was trying to disengage himself from the struggle" (74). |
to free oneself from an obligation |
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vigorous
"Being less undernourished than the rest of us, he had stood up to imprisonment better. Because he was relatively more vigorous, he had been put in charge of our wagon" (74). |
strong; energetic |
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simultaneously
"The contagion spread to the other carriages. Hundreds of cries rose up simultaneously" (75). |
concurrent; existing or happening at the same time |
