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Vocab

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QuestionAnswer
curio something unusual that is collected
parasol a lightweight umbrella used especially by women as a sunshade
strut to walk with a vain pompous bearing, as if expecting to impress someone
bigotry stubborn and complete intolerance of any belief or opinion other than one's own
respite a delay or postponement
drawl to say or speak in a slow manner
incendiary tending to arouse strife
strife vigorous or bitter conflict
heckle to harass with impertinent questions
impertinent intrusive
moot of little or no practical value
gadfly any of various flies that bite or annoy domestic animals
daffy crazy
daguerreotype early photograph
dahlia tuberous herb with showy flowers
abaft toward or at the stern
abalone large edible shellfish
gabardine durable twilled fabric
twill fabric with a weave that gives an appearance of diagonal lines in the fabric
pabulum usually soft easily digestible food
Created by: mchase
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