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Close Up C2 Reading p96--7

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  • haggle
    negotiating or arguing over the terms of a purchase
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  • novelty
    small and inexpensive
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  • measly
    ridiculously too small or too few
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  • add insult to injury
    do or say something that makes a bad situation even worse
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  • put one over on sbdy
    trick sbdy, make them a victim of your deception
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  • noble
    showing fine personal qualities or high moral principles
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  • commendable
    deserving praise
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  • exacerbate stg
    make (a problem, bad situation, or negative feeling) worse
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  • secluded
    not seen or visited by many people; sheltered and private
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  • well-worn
    much used or overused
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  • obnoxious
    so unpleasant or rude as to cause disgust
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  • thump
    a dull, heavy strike, sometimes casing follow-on shocks, reverberations
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  • spew
    let out in large quantities, violently
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  • tangible
    stg real that can be measured or touched
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  • discrepancy
    an unexpected or illogical difference between two things
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  • lax
    not sufficiently strict, severe, or careful
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