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Abase
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To degrade, to humiliate
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Amend
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Alter, modify, improve, change for the better
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A feeling of ill-will; bitter hostility
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Animosity
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Judge; one who makes decisions
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Arbiter
(ex.: Ma Joad)
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Assail
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To attack violently
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Belligerent
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Quarrelsome; ready to fight
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Bemuse
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To cause to be confused; to muddle
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A blessing; a prayer asking for help and protection; an utterance of good wishes
(ex.:Sairy asks Casy for a prayer)
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Benediction
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Blight
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Anything that injures, destroys, or prevents growth
(like tomato leaf blight)
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Difficult, ill tempered, and irritating to deal with
(do not confuse with the other word that means irritable)
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Cantankerous
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Citadel (think city)
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A fortress looking over a city; a stronghold
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Self-satisfied; overly pleased with oneself
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Complacent
(if you read Silas Marner, this word comes up quite a lot)
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Conjecture
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To guess, figure out with little evidence
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contemptuous
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Feeling scorn, [contempt,]disdainful
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decorous (decor does NOT = opulent)
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In good taste, proper
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