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Deck 1 Flashcards

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Beget ( forget )

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( verb )

To give birth to or create

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Artisan (art in sand)

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( noun )

A worker skilled in a craft

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Connoisseur ( king of sewer )

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( noun )

An expert, particularly in matters of art and taste

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Dromedary ( roaming dairy )

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( noun )

A one-humped domesticated camel

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Debacle ( the buckle )

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( noun )

A catastrophe

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Dissolution ( solution )

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( noun )

the breaking up into parts

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Fester ( uncle fester )

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( verb )

To generate puss

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Exhume ( tomb )

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( verb )

To dig up from a grave

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Enraptured ( capture )

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( adjective )

Delighted

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Harangue ( meringue )

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( Verb )

To lecture

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Insouciant ( south sea ant )

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( Adjective )

Calm and carefree

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Marshal ( marshal )

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( verb )

To assemble together for the purpose of doing something

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Asunder ( thunder )

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( Adjective )

In separate parts

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Atrophy ( trophy )

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( verb )

To wither away

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Chattel ( cattle )

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( Noun )

An item of personal, movable property

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Coterie ( coat for three )

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( noun )

A circle of close associates or friends

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Demagogue ( them dogs )

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( noun )

A leader who obtains power by appealing to the emotions and prejudices of the people

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Desiccate ( this dry cake )

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( verb )

To dry out completely; dehydrate

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Entomology ( apology )

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( noun )

The scientific study of bugs

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Fawn ( fawn )

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( Verb )

To show affection

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Fjord ( ford )

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( noun )

A long narrow inlet from the sea between steep cliffs or hills

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Gossamer ( customer )

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( noun )

Something delicate, light, and flimsy

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Lexicon ( Mexican )

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( noun )

A dictionary

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Menagerie ( lingerie )

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( noun )

A collection of wild animals on exhibit

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