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100 Words to Know Flashcards

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acuity (n)

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sharpness, keenness

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adept (adj)

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having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude

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admonish (v); admonition (n)

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warn, scold, caution

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ambiguous (adj)

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unclear meaning, two possible interpretations

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apocalyptic (adj)

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involving widespread devastation or ultimate doom

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apocryphal (adj)

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of questionable authenticity

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appellation (n)

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a name, title, or designation

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archetype (n); archetypal (adj)

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an original model, pattern, or type

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ascertain (v)

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to determine; to find out

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assiduous (adj)

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diligent, persistent

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baize (n)

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a type of coarse woolen cloth, often green, usually used for covering card tables

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base (adj)

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inferior, dishonorable

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bastion (n)

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a well-fortified position

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berate (v)

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to rebuke, reprimand, or scold

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bourgeoisie (n)

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the middle class

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calumny (n)

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slander; a false statement maliciously made to injure another’s reputation

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cant (n)

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tedious talk

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censure (v)

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to reprimand; to excommunicate or expel

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coarse (adj)

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lacking refinement or rough grained in texture

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confute (v)

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to prove to be wrong or in error

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connoisseur (n)

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a person with expert knowledge or training, especially in the fine arts

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corporeal (adj)

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having physical substance, material form

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decry (v)

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express strong disapproval of

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defer (v); deference (n)

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submit or yield to another’s wish or opinion

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deliquesce (v)

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to disappear as if by melting

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dilatory (adj)

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inclined to waste time and lag behind

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disparage (v)

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to criticize someone or something in a way that shows you do not respect or value them

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draught (n)

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a current of unpleasantly cold air blowing through a room (archaic for draft)

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dray (n)

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a large low of carriage with four wheels pulled by horses

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dyspeptic (adj); dyspepsia (n)

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always angry or easily annoyed or having indigestion

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elicit (v)

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to call forth, draw out, or provoke

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emit (v)

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to send a beam, noise, smell, or gas

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espionage (n)

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spying; the discovering of secrets

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facile (adj)

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easy

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feign (v)

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to pretend, to dissemble, to misrepresent

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fester (n/v)

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to become infected/an infection

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festoon(ed) (v)

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draped, decorated as for a parade or state event

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fledgeling (adj)

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new and inexperienced

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gainsay (v)

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challenge, dispute

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genuflect (v); genuflections )n)

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to bow as before a priest

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grandeur (n)

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magnificent, splendid, vast beauty

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grudging (adj); grudgingly (adv)

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done in an unwilling way; unwillingly

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hack (n)

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a reporter, artist, or writer whose work is not very good

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husband(ed) (v)

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to use something carefully so that you do not use all of it

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illicit (adj)

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contrary to accepted morality (especially sexual morality) or convention

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illusory (adj)

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not real, based on illusion

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imbibe (v)

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to drink, especially alcohol

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inexorable (adj)

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without end, interminable

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introspection (n)

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examination of and attention to your own ideas, thoughts, and feelings

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kowtow (v)

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to show too much respect to someone in authority, always obeying them and changing what you do in order to please them (sucking up)

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languid, languished, languor (n)

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without energy; pleasant mental or physical tiredness or lack of activity

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latent (adj)

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potentially existing but not presently evident or realized

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magnanimity (n)

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great generosity of spirit or money

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malevolent (adj); malevolence (n)

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ill will, maliciousness

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mutton (n)

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meat from a sheep

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orthodoxy (n)

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a belief or orientation agreeing with conventional standards

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parochial (adj)

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provincial; country-like, or of a parish (church community or region)

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pathos (n)

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poignancy; quality of emotion in a work of art or literature

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pecuniary (adj)

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relating to money; monetary

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permeate (v)

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pervade, penetrate, get into everything

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pernicious (adj)

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deadly, harmful, pestilent

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pious (adj); piety (n)

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godly, reverent, holy (state of being pious)

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plait (v); plaits (n)

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to braid; braids

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porter (n)

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a railroad employee who assists passengers

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prattle (v)

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idle talk, to go on and on meaninglessly

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precipitate (v); precipitous (adj)

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to cause to happen, especially suddenly or prematurely; done hastily, without thought

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precocious (adj)

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characterized by or characteristic of exceptionally early development or maturity, especially mental development

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profligate (adj)

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wasteful, extravagent, prodigal

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prostrate (adj/v)

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to lay face down on the ground in humility, submission, or adoration

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prerogative (n)

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privilege, right

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prudent (adj)

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careful and sensible; marked by sound judgement

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qualm(s) (n)

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an uncomfortable feeling of doubt about whether you are doing the right thing

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randy (adj)

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sexually aroused

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recitation (n)

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an event when one recites a literary work (usually) orally for an audience

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reiterate (v); reiteration (n)

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to say or explain again

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resonant (adj); resonance (n)

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strong and deep in tone or strongly reminiscent; evocative

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rheumatism (n)

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any painful disorder of the joints or muscles or connective tissues

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sated (adj); satiety (n)

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satisfied; full

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scant, scanty (adj)

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barely sufficient

80
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schizoid (adj)

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of, relating to, or having a personality disorder marked by extreme shyness, flat affect, discomfort with others, and an inability to form close relationships; a person who is reclusive

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self abasement (n)

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to put oneself down, to denigrate oneself

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sodden (adj)

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drenched, soaked, sopping; expressionless, stupid, or dull, especially from drink

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tawdry (adj)

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cheap, gaudy, trashy, tacky

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throes (n)

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condition of agonizing struggle or trouble

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timorous (adj)

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fearful; shy; timid

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torrent (n)

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an overwhelming number or amount or a violently fast stream of water

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torpor (n)

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listlessness; languor, without energy, apathetic

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transcendant (adj); transcendence (n)

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beyond ordinary; sublime

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transiet, transience

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fleeting, not lasting

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tremulous (adj)

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quivering as from weakness or fear

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turbid (adj)

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churned up; cloudy, muddy, murky

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unabashed (adj)

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not embarrassed

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variegated (adj)

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having streaks, marks, or patches of a different color or colors; varicolored

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veracity (n)

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truthfulness

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veritable (adj)

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being truly so-called; real or genuine

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vigilant (adj); vigilance (n)

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on guard, cautiously aware, continuous attention

97
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vigilante (n)

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one who takes or advocates the taking of law enforcement into one’s own hands

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vociferation (n); vociferous (adj)

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cry out loudly, especially in protest

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voluble (adj); volubility (n)

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taking easily, readily, and at length; fluent

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weft (n)

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the horizontal threads interlaced through the warm in a woven fabric

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