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Weekly Vocabulary Words for Kids December 28
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austere
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having no pattern or decoration
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crux
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the most important part of something (such as a problem, issue, puzzle, etc.)
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ersatz
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copied from something else and usually not as good as the original : fake
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headstrong
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very stubborn
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hector
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to criticize or question (someone) in a threatening way
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punctuate
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to interrupt or occur in repeatedly
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repel
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to drive back
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speculate
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to think or wonder about something
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