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13 &14 Vocab Flashcards

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Connoisseur

Link:king of thensewer

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An expert , particle related to food and art

Noun

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Artisan

Link: art in sand

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Noun, a worker skilled in craft,

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Debacle

Link:the buckle

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Noun

Disaster or catastrophe

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Beget

Link: forget

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To create, to give birth,,,,verb

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Exhume

Link:tomb

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To dig up from a grave

Link

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Enraptured

Link: capture

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Excited, thrilled

Adjective

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Dromedary

Link:roaming dairy

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One humped camel

Noun

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Dissolution

Link:solution

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When something breaks up or when a contract is broken … Noun

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Fester

Link:uncle fester

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To ooze pus

Verb

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Insouciant

Link:south sea ants

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Laid back , calm and carefree

Adjective

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Harangue

Link: meringue

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To lecture at and in a negative way

Verb

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Marshaled

Link:marshal

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Assemble or to gather

Verb

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Coterie

Link coat for three

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Groupies, associates

Noun

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Chattel

Link:cattle

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Property, slaves

Noun

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Atrophied

Link:trophy

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To wither away

Verb

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Asunder

Link:thunder

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In separate parts

Adj

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Fawning

Link:fawn

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Verb

To show affection

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Demagogues

Link:them dogs

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Noun

A leader who manipulate emotions

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Desiccated

Link:this dry cake

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Dry out completely , to dehydrate

Verb

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Entomologist

Link:apology

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Scientific study of insects

Noun

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Menagerie

Link:lingerie

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a collection of live wild animals on exhibit

Noun

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Fjord

Link:ford

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Inlet from ocean with mountains on the side , noun

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Lexicon

Link:Mexican

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A group of words associated with something, a dictionary

Noun

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Gossamer

Link:customer

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A sheer gauzy fabric

Noun

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