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3. Giordano Flashcards

1
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a casaccio

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at random, any old how, off t top o 1’s head

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accidenti

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damn (it)!, good heavens!

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addobbare

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to decorate; to put on 1’s glad rags

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affirvolire

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to weaken, to make faint

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aggeggio

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thingy

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ago, aghi

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needle, pointer

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ago da calza

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knitting needle

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alluce

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big toe

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annegare

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to drown

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anta

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door, shutter

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arrancare

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to limp, hobble; struggle along

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assestare

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to settle, deal [blow], adjust [aim]

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astuccio

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case; pencil box

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avvilire

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to humiliate, dishearten, discourage, degrade

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barare

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to cheat

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bilocale

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two-room flat

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calcare

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to press down, tread; stress, accentuate

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cavalletta

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grasshopper, locust

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compatimento

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condescending

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corrucciato

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worried

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cosca

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clan

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cresima

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confirmation (religious)

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crogiolarsi

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to bask; harbour

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cruscotto

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dashboard

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cvd = come volevasi dimostrare

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QED

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diradare

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to thin (out), clear, dissipate; disperse

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diramare

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issue, circulate

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dirupo

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precipice, crag

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erta

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steep slope

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esanime

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lifeless

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31
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fallo per me

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my mistake

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32
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famelico

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ravenous

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33
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faretto

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spot lamp

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fesso

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idiot, fool; stupid, daft, cracked

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flebo[clisi]

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drip

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36
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foga

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enthusiasm, ardour

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forfora

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dandruff

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forsennatamente

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like a madman

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39
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frignare

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whine, snivel

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gancio

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hook

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41
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goffo

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clumsy, awkward, inelegant

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42
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gradito

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welcome

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43
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grafetta

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paper clip

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44
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grimaldello

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picklock

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grinza

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wrinkle, crease

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in folle

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in neutral

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incespicare

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to trip (over sth); to stumble

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indugiare

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to take 1’s time, delayed

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infradiciato

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soaked, drenched

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lembo

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hem, strip

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logoro

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worn (out), threadbare, shabby, ruined

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neretto

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bold (type)

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origliare

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to listen, eavesdrop

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pantano

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marsh, bog

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piastrella

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tile

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pivello

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greenhorn

57
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plico

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parcel

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pomiciare

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to neck

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raccomandarsi

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to implore. Don’t forget/Please!

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rannicchiare

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to tuck up

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raziocino

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reasoning, common sense

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rimasuglio

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remnant; left overs

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ringhiare

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to growl, snarl

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ringhiera

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railing, banisters

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riparo

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shelter, protection

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rovesciarsi

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to overturn, capsize, spill, be reversed

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sbieco

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at an angle, sloping, slanting; bias

68
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sbilenco

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rickety; crooked, misshapen; twisted

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scamosciato

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suede

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scampolo

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remnant

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scansare

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move (aside), shift, dodge, avoid

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schiacciare

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squash, crush, mash, crack, stub out

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schianto

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crash. di ~all of a sudden. great! terrific!

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scocciare

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to annoy, bother

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sconfiggere

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to defeat, overcome

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sconvolgere

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to upset, disturb

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scorta

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escort; supply, stock, spare

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seccato

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bothered, annoyed, fed up

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seccatura

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nuisance, bother, trouble

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sferzata

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whipping, lashing

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sfilza

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row, series

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sgabello

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stool

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sgarbatamente

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rudely, impolitely

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sgarrare

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to step out of line; gain, lose

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sghignazzare

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to laugh scornfully, sneer

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sgomentare

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to dismay, alarm

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soffermarsi

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to dwell on

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solleticare

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to tickle, to arouse, to excite, to whet

89
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sparecchiare

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clear the table

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spigolo

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corner, edge

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spogliato

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changing room

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storcere

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twist

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storpiare

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to cripple, maim; mangle

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stramberia

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eccentricity

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straziante

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harrowing, bloodcurdling, excruciating

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strizzacervelli

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shrink

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svogliatamente

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listlessly, indolently

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temperamatite

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pencil sharpener

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temperino

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penknife

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teschio

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skull

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toppa

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patch; keyhole

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trafiletto

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short article

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trangugiare

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to gulp down, swallow

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trazione

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traction, drive

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trenta e lode

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full marks plus distinction, cum laude

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vampata

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blaze, blast, flush

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verme

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worm, maggot

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voragine

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chasm, abyss

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