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2401-2500 Flashcards

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regimentals

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military uniforms of a regiment

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trollop

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a vulgar or disreputable woman, especially one who is promiscuous

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doxy

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a woman of loose morals, especially a mistress or prostitute

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quean

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a disreputable woman; a prostitute

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minx

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a pert girl; a wanton woman

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wanton

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merciless or without just provocation; lewd or bawdy

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bawdy

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boisterously or humorously indecent; obscene or lewd

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fichu

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a scarf that is worn to fill in a low neckline

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soiree

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a party or reception held in the evening

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pert

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saucily free and forward; flippantly cocky and assured; lively and vivacious

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saucy

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impertinently bold and impudent; amusingly forward and flippant

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yowl

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to utter a loud long cry of grief or distress; wail

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dauphin

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the eldest son of a king of France

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inane

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lacking significance, meaning, or point; silly

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tread

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to step or walk on or over; to walk or proceed along

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decorum

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propriety and good taste in conduct or appearance

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traipse

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to go on foot; to walk

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rheum

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a watery discharge from the mucous membranes especially of the eyes or nose

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vanity

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excessive admiration of one’s own achievements; useless or futile

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gravitas

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high seriousness (as in a person’s bearing or in the treatment of a subject)

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ledger

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a book containing accounts; a horizontal board used for vertical support such as scaffolding

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proverb

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a brief popular epigram or maxim; adage

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adage

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a saying, often in metaphorical form, that embodies a common observation

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byword

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a proverbial saying; a frequently used word or phrase

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epithet

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a disparaging or abusive phrase used in place of the name of a person or thing

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sobriquet

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a nickname or epithet

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cognomen

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a surname; a nickname or epithet

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moniker

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a nickname

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epigram

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a sage and often paradoxical saying

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30
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apothegm

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a pithy and instructive saying

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pith

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the essential part; substantial quality (as of meaning); importance

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32
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compendious

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marked by brief expression of a comprehensive matter; concise and comprehensive

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33
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aphorism

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a concise statement of a principle; sententia

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sententia

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a concise statement of a principle; aphorism

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hew

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to cut with blows of a heavy cutting instrument

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paltry

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inferior or trashy; trivial; meager

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visage

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face, countenance, or appearance

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sloven

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untidy especially in personal appearance

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blowsy

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sloppy or unkempt; coarse and ruddy of complexion

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frowsy

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musty or stale; sloven

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dowdy

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lacking smartness or taste; shabby; old-fashioned

42
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robicund

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having a reddish face; ruddy

43
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catechism

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oral instruction; a set of formal questions put as a test

44
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catechize

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to instruct systematically by questions and answers, explanations and corrections

45
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skulk

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to move in a stealthy or furtive manner; to hide or conceal something, often with sinister intent

46
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thrall

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a state of servitude or submission; a state of complete absorption

47
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tress

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a long lock of hair, especially the long unbound hair of a woman

48
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tankard

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a tall one-handled drinking vessel, especially a silver or pewter mug with a lid

49
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berth

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sufficient distance for maneuvering a ship; the place where a ship lies when at anchor

50
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fascine

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sticks bound together and used for filling ditches and making revetments for riverbanks

51
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croup

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inflammation of the throat and lungs, especially of children, typically caused by the flu

52
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edema

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an abnormal and excess accumulation of fluid in a serous cavity

53
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reedy

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having a high and thin tone, similar to a reed instrument

54
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pyrrhic

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achieved at excessive cost; costly to the point of outweighing expected benefits

55
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mettle

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vigor and strength of spirit or temperament; stamina

56
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bandy

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to discuss lightly or banteringly; to exchange

57
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tenter

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a frame with hooks along two sides that is used for drying and stretching cloth

58
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nutter

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a foolish or eccentric person

59
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sozzle

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to wash by splashing; to make drunk

60
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beribboned

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adorned with ribbons

61
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grouse

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many important game birds; grumble or complain

62
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destitute

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lacking possessions and resources; suffering extreme poverty

63
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diminutive

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a word or name usually indicating small size

64
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irreverent

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lacking proper respect or seriousness; satiric

65
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satire

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a literary work holding up human vices and follies to ridicule or scorn

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trenchant

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cutting; incisive; vigorously effective and articulate

67
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harry

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to make a pillaging or destructive raid on; to force to move along by harassing

68
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haversack

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a bag similar to a knapsack but worn over one shoulder

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knapsack

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a bag strapped on the back and used for carrying supplies or personal belongings

70
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inoculum

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material used for inoculation

71
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wanderlust

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strong, restless longing for wandering

72
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remand

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to order back, especially to send a case back to another court or agency for further action

73
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commandant

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commanding officer

74
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careworn

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showing the effect of grief or anxiety

75
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recapitulate

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to retell or restate briefly; summarize

76
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crapulent

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suffering from excessive eating or drinking

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intemperance

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lack of moderation, especially habitual or excessive drinking of intoxicants

78
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crapulous

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marked by intemperance especially in eating or drinking

79
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bibulous

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highly absorbent; fond of alcoholic beverages

80
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eructation

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an act or instance of belching

81
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cacique

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a native Indian chief, or a local political boss, in Spain and Latin America

82
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adverse

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acting against or in a contrary direction; opposed to one’s interests

83
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duple

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having two elements; marked by two or a multiple of two beats per measure of music

84
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stead

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the office, place, or function ordinarily occupied or carried out by someone or something else

85
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doublet

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something consisting of two identical or similar parts; a pair

86
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cochineal

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a red dye consisting of the dried bodies of female cochineal insects

87
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quetzal

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a Central American trogon that has brilliant green plumage and a red breast

88
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trogon

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tropical birds with brilliant, often iridescent plumage

89
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passerine

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describes over half of all living birds, consisting chiefly of altricial songbirds of perching habits

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iridescence

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a lustrous rainbowlike play of color caused light waves (as from an oil slick or soap bubble)

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altricial

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being hatched or born in a helpless condition, so as to require care for some time

92
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verve

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the spirit and enthusiasm animating artistic composition or performance

93
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amaranth

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coarse annual herbs with clusters of small green, dark pink, red, or purplish flowers

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copal

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a recent or fossil resin from various tropical trees

95
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glyph

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a symbolic figure or a character usually incised or carved in relief

96
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frieze

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durable, coarse wool fabric; a sculptured band (as on a building or piece of furniture)

97
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sarape

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a colorful woolen shawl worn over the shoulders especially by Mexican men

98
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mestizo

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a person of mixed European and Indigenous American ancestry

99
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cacao

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a dried, fermented, fatty seed used in making cocoa, chocolate, and cocoa butter

100
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coverlet

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a bedspread

Vocab 2401 - 2500 (1 decks)

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