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I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings - Maya Angelou Flashcards

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immaterial

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adj. lacking importance; not mattering one way or the other

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musty

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adj. stale and unclean smelling

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calamitous

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adj. having extremely unfortunate or dire consequences

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ply

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v. keep offering or supplying something desirable to someone

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renege

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v. fail to fulfill a promise or obligation

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fiscal

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adj. involving financial matters

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troubadour

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n. a singer of folk songs

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staple

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n. a necessary commodity for which demand is constant

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bridle

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n. the act of restraining power or action or limiting excess

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lye

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n. a strong solution of sodium or potassium hydroxide

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sparse

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adj. not dense or plentiful

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staggering

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adj. so surprisingly impressive as to stun or overwhelm

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inordinate

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adj. beyond normal limits

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rancor

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n. a feeling of deep and bitter anger and ill-will

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affliction

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n. a condition of suffering or distress due to ill health

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covenant

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n. an agreement between a god and the people

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rakish

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adj. marked by a carefree unconventionality or disreputableness

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nonchalance

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n. the trait of remaining calm and seeming not to care

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abomination

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n. an action that arouses disgust or abhorrence

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condone

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v. excuse, overlook, or make allowances for

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lynch

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v. kill without legal sanction

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heinous

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adj. extremely wicked or deeply criminal

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hamlet

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n. a community of people smaller than a village

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anachronism

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n. a person who seems to be displaced in time

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apt
adj. mentally quick and resourceful
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sage
n. aromatic fresh or dried gray-green leaves used as seasoning
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segregation
n. a social system that provides different facilities for minority groups
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opulent
adj. rich and superior in quality
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impudent
adj. marked by casual disrespect
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clabber
n. raw milk that has soured and thickened
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appellation
n. identifying words by which someone or something is called
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apparition
n. a ghostly appearing figure
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servile
adj. submissive or fawning in attitude or behavior
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smidgen
n. a tiny or scarcely detectable amount
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indignity
n. an affront to one's self-esteem
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incur
v. make oneself subject to
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ordain
v. order by virtue of superior authority; decree
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pulpit
n. a platform raised to give prominence to the person on it
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dais
n. a platform raised above the surrounding level
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appropriate
v. give or assign a resource to a particular person or cause
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pallet
n. a mattress filled with straw or a pad made of quilts
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insolent
adj. marked by casual disrespect
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sobriquet
n. a familiar name for a person
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subpoena
v. serve a witness with a writ to compel attendance
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gaffe
n. a socially awkward or tactless act
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misgiving
n. uneasiness about the fitness of an action
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throes
n. violent pangs of suffering
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provisions
n. a stock or supply of foods
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admonish
v. scold or reprimand; take to task
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illusory
adj. having the nature of something unreal or deceptive
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cynic
n. someone who is critical of the motives of others
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bombastic
adj. ostentatiously lofty in style
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brooding
adj. deeply or seriously thoughtful
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finesse
n. subtly skillful handling of a situation
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pince-nez
n. spectacles clipped to the nose by a spring
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decorum
n. propriety in manners and conduct
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leniency
n. lightening a penalty or excusing from a chore
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delicacy
n. something considered choice to eat
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vie
v. compete for something
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reprobation
n. severe disapproval
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droll
adj. comical in an odd or whimsical manner
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articulate
adj. characterized by clear expressive language
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proximity
n. the property of being close together
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tousle
v. disarrange or rumple; dishevel
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impassive
adj. having or revealing little emotion or sensibility
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chide
v. scold or reprimand severely or angrily
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gaudy
adj. tastelessly showy
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lurid
adj. glaringly vivid and graphic; marked by sensationalism
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apprehensive
adj. mentally upset over possible misfortune or danger
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quandary
n. a situation from which extrication is difficult
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adversary
n. someone who offers opposition
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waif
n. a homeless child especially one forsaken or orphaned
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materialize
v. come into being; become reality
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abate
v. become less in amount or intensity
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flippant
adj. showing an inappropriate lack of seriousness
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sullen
adj. showing a brooding ill humor
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uppity
adj. arrogant or self-important
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morose
adj. showing a brooding ill humor
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indeterminate
adj. not fixed or known in advance
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regale
v. occupy in an agreeable, entertaining or pleasant fashion
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double entendre
n. a word or phrase with two meanings, one of which is indecent
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countenance
v. consent to, give permission
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taut
adj. pulled or drawn tight
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gait
n. a person's manner of walking
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moor
n. open land with peaty soil covered with heather and moss
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sacrilegious
adj. grossly irreverent toward what is considered holy
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tribulation
n. an annoying or frustrating or catastrophic event
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tureen
n. large deep serving dish with a cover
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construe
v. make sense of; assign a meaning to
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crockery
n. ceramic dishes used for serving food
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painstaking
adj. characterized by extreme care and great effort
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tithe
v. pay a tenth of one's income, especially to the church
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revelry
n. unrestrained merrymaking
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exemplary
adj. worthy of imitation
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berate
v. censure severely or angrily
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inscrutable
adj. difficult or impossible to understand

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