1-18 Flashcards by Ryan bahng | Brainscape

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nigh

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near

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calico

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printed cotton fabric

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lynched

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hang by gang

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spunk

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courage/spirit

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nabob

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rich important man

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quicksilver

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liquid Mercury

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abreast

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side by side facing the same way

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reticule

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handbag

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blubbering

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sob noisily

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careen

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lean sideways

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dauphin

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eldest son of the King of france

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leeward

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away from wind

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sheering

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swerve

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wince

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shrink in pain

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impair

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weaken

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frivolousness

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no purpose. silly. trivial

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ransack

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search thoroughly

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pines

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waste away with grief

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starboard

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right side of the ship