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aggrieved: often wronged
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atone: make up for a wrong
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barometer: instrument used to measure changes in weather
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bound: tied
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coaxed: tried to persuade
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conclusion: decision reached by reasoning
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consoled: comforted
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decisively: with determination
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endured: suffered through
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exhausted: tired out
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exuded: gave off; oozed; radiated
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frenzied: wild;frantic
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grudgingly: in an unenthusiastic or resentful way
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ignore: pay no attention to
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intimated: hinted; made known
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liable: likely to do something or likely to have something happen to one
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mascot: any person, animal, or thing adopted by a group; meant to bring good luck
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melancholy: sad; gloomy
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pogrom: organized persecution of an ethnic group (especially Jews)
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pondering: deep thought; careful consideration
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prospectors: people who make their living searching for valuable ore, such as gold
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proverb: short saying that expresses an obvious or familiar experience
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rapidly: quickly
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resolutions: intentions; things decided
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sham: make believe; pretend
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timidly: in a way that shows fear or shyness
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toil: hard work
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trace: mark left behind by something
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trudged: walked as if tired or with effort
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vapors: fumes