Chapter 9 Flashcards

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Beneficiary

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One who benefits from something; a person who is left money or other property in a will or the like

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Bellow

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To are sound similar to that of a bull, roar

A loud angry roar

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Botch

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To repair or patch poorly; make a mess of; a hopelessly bungled job

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Clutter

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To fill or covering a disorderly way

State of a disordered mess

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Dilapidated

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Falling apart; run down

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Dismantle

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Take apart; to strip of something

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Farce

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A play filled with ridiculous and absurd happenings; broad, fair fetched humor; a ridiculous sham

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Grueling

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Very tiring, calling for an extreme effort

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Hospitable

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Offering friendly or generous treatment to guests; open to anything new or strange

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Lair

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The home or den of a wild animal; any hideout

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Lavish

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Overly generous, extravagant; abundant

To spend or give freely

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Morbid

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An unhealthy mental state, extremely gloomy; caused by or related to disease, unwholesome

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Notorious

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Widely known because of bad conduct

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Pamper

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To allow to many privileges, be too generous and easygoing toward.

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Parasite

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An organism that lives in or on another organism; one who lives off another person.

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Shirk

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To avoid to get out of doing work, neglect duty; to sneak, slink

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Surplus

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An amount that is beyond required excess

More than what is needed and expected

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Timidity

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State of being easily frightened

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Veto

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The power to forbid or prevent

To prohibit, reject