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Inherit the wind 1.1
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English
9th Grade
04/19/2011
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agnostic
 Definition
one who neither denies nor admits the existence of God
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benign
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harmless; gracious
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blithely
 Definition
casually
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caricatured
 Definition
depicted in an exaggerated way, usually as a means of mocking the subject
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cooler
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slang for “jail”
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contempt
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disrespect
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dogma
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a point of view or belief put forth without sufficient proof
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extradite
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to surrender a criminal to the authorities where the crime occurred
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flivver
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a small, cheap automobile
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galluses
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suspenders
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heretic
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one who disagrees with established church beliefs
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hinterland
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a remote region
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hurdy-gurdy
 Definition
a stringed instrument operated with a crank
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impassively
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emotionlessly
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indict
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to charge someone with a crime
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infidel
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a non-believer
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levity
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lightheartedness
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monkeyshines
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pranks
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pariah
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an outcast
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privy
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an outhouse
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repast
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a meal
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rube
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an unsophisticated person
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unctuously
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smugly insincere
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vagrant
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a bum
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venireman
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a member of a group from which jurors are drawn
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