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James ThurberBiographies and “The Secret Life of Walter Mitty”Vocabulary
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humorist
noun - a humorous writer, performer, or artist.
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fledging
noun - a person or organization that is immature, inexperienced, or underdeveloped
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cantankerous
adjective -- bad-tempered, argumentative, and uncooperative.
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sketches
noun -- a short humorous play or performance, consisting typically of one scene in a comedy program.
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antihero
noun -- a central character in a story, movie, or drama who lacks conventional heroic attributes.
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ambivalence
noun -- the state of having mixed feelings or contradictory ideas about something or someone
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boorish
adjective -- rough and bad-mannered; coarse.
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parochial
adjective - having a limited or narrow outlook or scope.
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rakishly
adverb – in a casual, stylish manner
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distraught
adjective -- troubled
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haggard
adjective – wasted or worn in appearance
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craven
adjective – very fearful; cowardly
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insolent
adjective – boldly disrespectful
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bickering
verb – used as adjective -- quarreling over something unimportant squabbling
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bedlam
noun – place or condition of great noise and confusion
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rending
verb used as a noun – ripping apart
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inscrutable
adjective -- mysterious