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in poor condition through long or hard use or lack of care
shabbier
of a city or a town
civic
refusing to obey something or someone
defiant
gathered; collected
assembled
not graceful; clumsy
awkward
to speak in an angry or critical way to someone who has done something wrong
scold
A moral or legal obligation; a responsibility
duty
a formal ceremony or series of acts that is always performed in the same way
ritual
not willing or eager to do something
reluctant
A contrast between expectation and reality
irony
very noisy and active in a lively way
boisterous
detached
disengaged
the handing down of information, beliefs, or customs from one generation to another
tradition
thrown away
discarded
to happen, go, or come before something or someone
precede
done without care; in a routine fashion
perfunctory
a group of people born and living during the same time
generation
pieces of gear or equipment
paraphernalia
managed; operated
conducted
abundantly; generously
profusely
endlessly
interminably
an occurrence in which you fail to think or act in the usual or proper way for a brief time and make a mistake
lapse
A story in which each aspect of the story has a symbolic meaning outside the tale itself
allegory
in the proper or expected way
duly
looked for information or an opinion
consulted