"Marigolds" by Eugenia Collier

Mrs. Stelten (United States of America)
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  1. futile
    producing no result or effect
  2. impoverished
    poor enough to need help from others
  3. poignantly
    in a poignant or touching manner
  4. stoicism
    an indifference to pleasure or pain
  5. perverse
    marked by a disposition to oppose and contradict
  6. bravado
    a swaggering show of courage
  7. impotent
    lacking power or ability
  8. degradation
    a change to a lower state
  9. squalor
    sordid dirtiness
  10. compassion
    a deep awareness of and sympathy for another's suffering
Created on Mon Sep 23 11:21:20 EDT 2013 (updated Mon Sep 23 11:29:05 EDT 2013)

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