“Quitters, Inc.”
By Stephen King
This assignment is for up to 10 extra credit points.
The following words are found in the short story “Quitters, Inc.” by Stephen King. Please look up each
word, then HAND WRITE the definition on the given lines. In order to get extra credit, each definition
must be HAND WRITTEN.
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incipient: __________________________________________________________________________
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modish: ___________________________________________________________________________
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austere: __________________________________________________________________________
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equivocate: ________________________________________________________________________
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divulge: __________________________________________________________________________
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pragmatists: _______________________________________________________________________
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noncommittally: ____________________________________________________________________
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disarmingly: ________________________________________________________________________
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mulish: ____________________________________________________________________________
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predatory: _________________________________________________________________________
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aversion: __________________________________________________________________________
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clandestine: ________________________________________________________________________
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transgress: _________________________________________________________________________
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benign: ____________________________________________________________________________
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unregenerate: ______________________________________________________________________
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nonchalant: ________________________________________________________________________
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crony: _____________________________________________________________________________
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pernicious: _________________________________________________________________________
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indulgent: _________________________________________________________________________
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pallor: _____________________________________________________________________________
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disheveled: ________________________________________________________________________
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adverse: __________________________________________________________________________
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speculative: ________________________________________________________________________
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