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 background   | 
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the state of the environment in which a situation exists; information that is essential to understanding a situation or problem  | |
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 ballot   | 
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printed or written ticket used in voting; act of voting; whole number of votes cast at an election  | |
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 candidate   | 
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person who is considered for something; person who seeks or is nominated for an office, prize, or honor  | |
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 city council   | 
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a governing body of people elected to oversee management of a city and represent the interests of residents  | |
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 circle graph   | 
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a type of graph in which a circle is divided into sectors that each represent a proportion of the whole  | |
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 combination   | 
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blend; union; the act of arranging elements into specified groups without regard to order  | |
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 chlorophyll   | 
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any of a group of green pigments found in photosynthetic organisms; there are four naturally occurring forms  | |
chase   | |
n. hunting of wild animals, used with the  | |
accustomed   | |
a. commonly used or practiced; usual a. in the habit of or adapted to  | |
merrily   | |
ad. in a joyous manner  | |
rogue   | |
n. a deceitful and unreliable scoundrel  | |
splendid   | |
a. having great beauty and splendor  | |
downcast   | |
a. low in spirit; directed downward  | |
ale   | |
n. a general name for beer made with a top fermenting yeast  | |
cradle   | |
n. a baby bed with sides and rockers  | |
burr   | |
v. make a whirring sound  | |
wrung   | |
v. (past tense) twist so as to strain or sprain into a distorted shape  | |
garter   | |
n. a band that is worn around the leg to hold up a stocking  | |
girdle   | |
n. a belt or cord worn around the waist n. an encircling or ringlike structure  | |
occasion   | |
n. reason or cause  | |
boast   | |
v. talk with excessive pride and self-satisfaction  | |
prude   | |
n. a person excessively concerned, like a woman who shows or affects extreme modesty  | |
cunning   | |
n. the quality or skill of being clever at planning something, especially by tricking other people  | |
gallows   | |
n. (pl) a structure, typically of two uprights and a crosspiece, for the hanging of criminals  | |
meddle   | |
v. try to change or have an influence on things that are not your responsibility  | |
serve out   | |
v. complete (a term in office, a prison sentence, etc.)  | |
likewise   | |
ad. in like or similar manner  | |
suspicion   | |
n. a belief or idea that something may be true  | |
brook   | |
n. a natural stream of water smaller than a river (and often a tributary of a river)  | |
waddle   | |
v. walk unsteadily  | |
spare no trouble   | |
v. use a lot of effort, expense, etc. to do something  | |
amend   | |
v. change something, especially the words of a text  | |
despise   | |
v. look down on with disdain  | |
sneer   | |
v. talk about or look at someone or something in an unkind way that shows you do not respect  | |
hew   | |
v. strike with an axe; cut down  | |
draught   | |
n. a serving of drink  | |
sensibly   | |
ad. with good sense or in a reasonable or intelligent manner  | |
pigsty   | |
n. an enclosed area where pigs are kept  | |
sparkling   | |
a. shining with brilliant points of light like stars  | |
enchanted   | |
a. affected by magic or seeming to be affected by magic  | |
streak   | |
n. a narrow marking of a different color or texture from the background  | |
snug   | |
a. warm, comfortable, and protected  | |
gossip   | |
n. a sponsor at baptism n. someone who enjoys talking about other people and their private lives  | |
proceeds   | |
n. money obtained from an event or activity  | |
parson   | |
n. a person authorized to conduct religious worship  | |
feast   | |
n. a ceremonial dinner party for many people  | |
tile   | |
n thin rectangular slab of baked clay, used in overlapping rows for covering roofs  | |
briskly   | |
ad. in a quick, energetic way  | |
cloak   | |
n. a loose outer piece of clothing without sleeves  | |
chirp   | |
v. (especially of a bird) to make a short high sound or sounds  | |
chatter   | |
v. click repeatedly or uncontrollably  | |
glitter   | |
v. be shiny, as if wet  | |
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