6/20/14 Flashcards

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collier

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a coal miner

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vermilion

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brilliant scarlet color

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umber

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color of dusky brown or dark reddish brown

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caliber

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degree of merit or excellence; quality: the high moral caliber of the era.

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5
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sepulcher

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tomb

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bungle

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mess something up

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languish

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to become weak or feeble

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censure

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to express strong disapproval

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pretense

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pretending, false show

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recense

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to review, to revise

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prepense

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planned or intended in advance

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12
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mete

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to distribute, to hand out

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13
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amalgamate

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to mix or merge so as to make a combination; blend

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14
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concatenate

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to link together as in a chain

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15
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confabulate

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to chat

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elaborate

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marked by intricate and excessive detail