Book1 Flashcards by Juan Puga

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shrew

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bad tempered angry women

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lucrative

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profitable; producing money

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garrulous

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talking to much

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abridged

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shorten the number of words

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verbose

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wordy; using containing more words then necessary

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invoke

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to call upon a higher power for assistance

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finality

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the condition of being complete or settled

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impromptu

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without previous thought or preparation

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supercilious

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showing scorn or haughtiness

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emendation

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a correction

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intangible

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not capable of being touched

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idiomatic

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characteristics of a particular language

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expletives

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an oath or exclamation, ussasly profanity

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affable

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friendly, cordial, pleasant

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bolstered

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to prop up or support

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reiprocates

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to give,do, or take in return

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wistful

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full of longing

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furor

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frenzied anger

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subterfuge

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a trick, excuse, or deception used to escape something unpleasant

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tawdry

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showet and cheap