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Lesson 4
The Comic Talent of James Thurber
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English
11th Grade
10/14/2013

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AFFLUENT
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Adj. wealthy, abundant, plentiful
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BANTER
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Noun. teasing or mocking in a good natured, playful manner;Verb. to engage in such playfulness.
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NOVICE
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Noun. an inexperienced person, a beginner
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BREVITY
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Noun. briefness of duration, shortness, the quality of being concise or to the point
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CONNOTATION
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Noun. the suggested or implied meaning of a word, not its strict literal meaning; an idea or feeling associated with a word.
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EMBELISH
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Verb. to decorate or adorn; to improve a story by adding details, even false ones.
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IMBIBE
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Verb. to drink; to drink in or absorb; to take in with the mind and keep (as in ideas or principles)
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NOSTALGIC
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Adj. having a longing for things past
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STIPEND
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Noun. fixed or regular pay; a salary or allowance
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REITERATE
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Verb. to restate, to repeat
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