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Back There
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Rod Serling
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anachronism
 Definition
anything that is out of it's proper time in history.
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ncarcerated
 Definition
jailed, imprisioned
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proffered
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having been offered
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deference
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courteous respect
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meticulously
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extremely careful about details; impeccably
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miscreants
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criminals
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clairvoyant
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having the see what cannot be seen; keenly perceptive
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thesis
 Definition
statement of position or proposition
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broker
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a person who acts as an agent for people who are buying and selling stocks and bonds
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metaphysic
 Definition
philosophy that goes beyond or transcends the physical or material world
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army of republic
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northern army in the U.S. civil war
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turnkey
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jailer
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corden
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a line or circle
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benefactor
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a person who helps or takes care of an other person
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staccato
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abrupt. distinct elements of sound
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palaver
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idle chatter
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The Ugly Duckling
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A. A. Milne
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posterity
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the people of future time, descendents
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tactfully
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with delicacy and diplomacy
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monotonous
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tiresome because of sameness or repitition
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predecessor
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a person who has held a job or an office before another
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doggedness
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persistence, stubborness
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surreptitiously
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secretly; stealthily
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waft
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to transportlightly as if by wind or wave
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inevitable
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sure to occur, happen, or come
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attribute
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belonging to--as in quality or characteristics
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imperious
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domineering, overbearing
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cryptic
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mysterious
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propounded
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put foward for consideration
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the Diary of Anne Frank
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Frances Goodrich and ALbert Hatchet
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carillon
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set of bells, each of wich produces a different sound
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canal
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artifical waterways
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yellow star
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star of david on outer clothing
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plus four
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baggy trousers that end in cuffs just below the knee
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green police
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nazi police
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mercurial
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changeable
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conspicious
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obvious; noticeable
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ration books
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stamps or coupons issued by gov't to buy scarce items
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black market
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place or system for buying and selling goods illegally, without ration stamps
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W.C.
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toilet
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unabashed
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unembarressed; unashamed
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settee
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small couch
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pim
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Mr. Franks nickname
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loathe
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hate
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indingnently
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with anger caused by something felt to be unjust
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cognac
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type of brandy (distilled wine)
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Zurich
 Definition
Switzerlands largest city
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deported
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forcibly sent away
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fortify
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strengthen
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zeal
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great enthusiasm, devotion to cause
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tyranny
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cruel and unjust rule of power
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latkes
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potatoe pancakes
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toilet water
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cologne
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gingerly
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carefully, cautiously
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ostentatiously
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in a showy or exagerated way
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gestapo
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nazi secret police
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appalled
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horrified; shocked
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appalled
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horrified; shocked
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disgruntled
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displeased; annoyed
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inarticulate
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unable to speak
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guilders
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dutch money
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forlorn
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abandoned and lonely
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animation
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livliness
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BBC
 Definition
british broadcasting corperation
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schnapps
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strong liquor
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remorse
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deep felling f guilt; self-reproach