Chapter 3 Vocabulary Flashcards
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Compromise
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Agreement where one or both parties agree to give up something
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Amiable
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Friendly
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Contemptuous
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To feel that someone is beneath you
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Contentious
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Always ready to argue or fight
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Cootie
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Slang term for head lice
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Cracklin bread
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Cornbread mixed with bits of fried pork skin
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Diminutive
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Smaller than usual
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Disapprobation
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Disapproval
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Dispensation
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To release from either a promise or an obligation
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Dose (of) magnesia
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An exact amount of something, usually a medicine
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Eddy
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Water current that moves again the main current; whirlpool
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Erratic
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Inconsistent or irregular
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Flinty
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Hard, sturdy, or firm; like flint
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Fractious
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Mean
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Gravely
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Seriously
