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English Vocab
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Braid of hair | Plait |
| Cotton fabric, often checkered, striped, or plaid | Gingham |
| People or things that exist | Entities |
| Building | Edifice |
| Slight decrees of difference | Nuances |
| Thin and bony | Gaunt |
| Narrow, hard bed | Pallet |
| Present or seeming to be present everywhere at the same time | Ubiquitous |
| Without useful results | Futile |
| Somewhat salty | Brackish |
| Collection of diverse things | Collage |
| Address; Closing or farewell statement or speech, usually delivered at graduation ceremonies by the top student in the graduating class | Valedictory |
| Type of print | Lithograph |
| Highest point; Peak | apex |
| U.S. government program to help veterans get higher education, home loans, and so forth, at the government's expense | GI Bill |
| New York City's African-American district | Harlem |
| In psychoanalysis, the part of the mind that is the source of instinctual impulses and primitive urges | Id |
| Stroll | Saunter |
| Annual celebration of the birthday (August 17) of African-American leader, Marcus Garvey (1887-1940) | Garvey Day |
| Bowed outward | Akimbo |
| Laughed heartily | Guffawed |
| Flashy | Garish |