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Vocabulary 1

QuestionAnswer
plait braid of hair
gingham cotton fabric, often checkered, striped, or plaid
entities people or things that exist
edifice building
nuances slight degrees of differences
gaunt thin and bony
pallet narrow, hard bed
ubiquitous preasent or seeming to be preasent everywhere at the same time
futiley without useful results
brackish somewhat salty
collage collection of diverse things
valedictory address closing or farewell statement or speech, usually delivered at graduation ceremonies by the top student in the graduating class
lithograph type of print
apex highest point; peak
GI bill U.S. government program to help veterans get higher education, home loans, and so forth, at the government's expense
harlem New York City's African-American district
id in psychoanalysis, the part of the mind that is the source of instinctual impulses and primitive urges
saunter stroll
Garvey Day annual celebration of the birthday (August 17) of African-American leader Marcus Garvey (1887-1940)
akimbo bowed outward
guffawed laughed heartily
garish flashy
Created by: sarah.storer.15
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