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Trifles Vocab
Trifles Vocabulary
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English
8th Grade
09/20/2016

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trifles
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something that does not have much value or importance (n)
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trifles
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a dessert made of layers of cake, jam or jelly, and custard and topped with whipped cream (n)
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trifles
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to treat(someone or something) without seriousness or respect (v)
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basin
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a kitchen sink
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basin
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a large bowl that is used for mixing, cooking, or serving food
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basin
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the amount contained in a basin
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gallantry
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very brave behavior
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gallantry
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polite attention shown by a man to a woman
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preserves
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fruit cooked with sugar
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abruptly
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very sudden and not expected
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abruptly
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talking to other people in a very brief and unfriendly way
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abruptly
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rudely brief
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resentful
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having or showing a feeling of anger or displeasure about someone or something unfair
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reproach
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an expression of rebuke or disapproval
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reproach
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the act or action of reproaching or disapproving
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reproach
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a cause or occasion of blame, discredit, or disgrace
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objection
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a reason for disagreeing with or opposing something: a reason for objecting
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objection
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in law, an act of formally objecting to something during a trial
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comprehension
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ability to understand
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pleasantries
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something (such as a greeting) that people say in order to be polite
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acetiously
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used to describe speech that is meant to be funny but that is usually regarded as annoying, silly, or not proper
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motive
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a reason for doing something
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ambashed
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ashamed or embarrassed; disconcerted
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