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== Notes ==
== Notes ==


'''Totter''' (47)- To move unsteadily with a rocking motion.
*'''Totter''' (47)- To move unsteadily with a rocking motion.


'''“Bully for him”''' (48)- An idiom used when something is said that a person does not think the other person deserves praise or admiration for.
*'''“Bully for him”''' (48)- An idiom used when something is said that a person does not think the other person deserves praise or admiration for.


'''Indian summer day''' (48)-a period of sunny, warm weather in autumn, not long before winter that persist for a few days or weeks.
*'''Indian summer day''' (48)-a period of sunny, warm weather in autumn, not long before winter that persist for a few days or weeks.


'''Brazil''' (49)- [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brazil Brazil] is a formal colony of Portugal, located in South America and is now the 5th largest country in the world.
*'''Brazil''' (49)- [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brazil Brazil] is a formal colony of Portugal, located in South America and is now the 5th largest country in the world.


'''censoriously''' (49)- Tending to censure, harshly critical.
*'''censoriously''' (49)- Tending to censure, harshly critical.


'''Portuguese''' (49)- A [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portuguese_language Romance language] spoken mainly in Portugal and Brazil.
*'''Portuguese''' (49)- A [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portuguese_language Romance language] spoken mainly in Portugal and Brazil.


'''conventional''' (50)- Ordinary; not unusual or extreme.
*'''conventional''' (50)- Ordinary; not unusual or extreme.


'''argyles''' (51)- Knitted or woven socks in diamond shaped patterns of various colors.
*'''argyles''' (51)- Knitted or woven socks in diamond shaped patterns of various colors.


'''Complacently''' (51)- In a self-satisfied manner.
*'''Complacently''' (51)- In a self-satisfied manner.


'''Sun helmets''' (51)-a light-weight hat that is worn in tropical countries that protects one from the sun.
*'''Sun helmets''' (51)-a light-weight hat that is worn in tropical countries that protects one from the sun.


'''Misconstrued''' (52)- To misinterpret or mistake the meaning of something.
*'''Misconstrued''' (52)- To misinterpret or mistake the meaning of something.


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