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Secret Life of Bees
Question | Answer |
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coax | to persuade |
welt | a bump on the skin caused by a whip, scratch or blow |
cowlick | a tuft of hair growing in a different direction from the rest |
mason | someone who makes things out of stone |
smuggle | to bring in secretly |
aptitude | a natural talent or ability |
gouge | to roughly cut out |
oblivious | unaware |
thrash | to move about restlessly or erratically |
blaspheme | to insult God or religion |
browbeat | to bully or intimidate |
scorched | burnt |
sweltering | excessively hot |
crevice | a narrow crack or opening |
consolation | a source of comfort |
bona fide | authentic |
revelation | information newly revealed |
outlandish | extremely unusual |
vigil | time spent watching or praying through the night |
infest | to inhabit in numbers large enough to be harmful |