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curt

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rudely brief in speech or abrupt in manner

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flashbacks

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a transition in a story to an earlier time that interrupts the chronological order of events

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engrossed

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to be completely occupied

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modest

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free from showy extravagance

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oblivious

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unaware; unmindful

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incompetent

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incapable; lacking ability

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recoils

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to draw or shrink back as in horror or disgust

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exiled

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to be banished from one’s native land.