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After Twenty Years
Vocabulary for the story "After Twenty Years", by O. Henry
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Literature
10th Grade
11/19/2013
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1. Spectators
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People who watch something without taking part; onlookers.
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2. Intricate
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Complex; full of complicated detail
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3. Destiny
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What will necessarily happen to any person or thing; fate
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4. Dismally
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Gloomily; miserably
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5. Absurdity
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Nonsense; foolishness
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6. Simultaneously
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At the same time
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7. Well nigh
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Almost; very nearly
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8. Pacific through fare
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Calm street
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9. Twirling
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Turn around rapidly
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10. Barely
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Mere, simple
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11. Stalwart
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Stout; strong; sturdy
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12. Swagger
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Sway or swing the body in bolster
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13. Vicinity
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Neighborhood; nearness
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14. Lean
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Incline; bend; rest (against)
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15. Torn down
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Draw asunder or separate with violence
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