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Sentimental Value: English vocabulary

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  • mohicans

    a member of the Mohican people, a Native American people from the northeastern United States

  • footstool

    a low stool or cushion for resting your feet on while sitting

  • ticklish

    easily tickled

  • unsettle

    to make someone feel worried, uneasy, or disturbed

  • worser

    an old or nonstandard comparative of bad, meaning worse

  • insufferable

    too bad, unpleasant, or extreme to endure

  • ratting

    the act of hunting or trapping rats

  • interrogator

    a person who asks questions, especially in an official investigation or interview

  • motherly

    showing the kind, caring, and protective qualities of a mother

  • leavings

    things that are left over after something is used, eaten, or finished

  • dredge

    to remove mud or sand from the bottom of a river, harbor, or lake

  • prying

    too interested in other people's private matters

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  • condolence

    an expression of sympathy, especially when someone has died

  • dyeing

    the process of coloring fabric or other materials

  • intermission

    a short break between parts of a play, concert, or other performance

  • veranda

    a roofed porch or platform along the outside of a house

  • combing

    the act of combing hair

  • pry

    to ask questions about someone’s private life in a way that is annoying or rude

  • ecstatic

    feeling or showing extreme happiness and excitement

  • tripod

    a stand with three legs, used for holding a camera or other equipment steady

  • intuitive

    based on instinct or a feeling rather than careful reasoning

  • carding

    the process of combing and separating wool or other fibers

  • frail

    weak, delicate, and easily hurt or damaged

  • old fart

    a rude word for an old person, especially one who seems old-fashioned

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