161-180 Flashcards by kayla johns | Brainscape

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hard to understand words

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complicated syntax

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allude to something

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allusion

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twist

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distortion

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significant

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illustrious

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playful

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jocular

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temporary campsite

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bivouac

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strongly emotional situation

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caldron

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someone from up north

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yankee

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plain

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uncosmopolitan

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truth

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verity

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sleepwalking

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somnambulistic

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feel about

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grope

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calm

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placid

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secret

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covert

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extended

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protracted

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reversal of normal order of words

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syntactical inversion

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relaxed talking

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informal tone

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dishonest

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devious

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ridiculous

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preposterous

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expert of natural history

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naturalists