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Devil In The White City Vocabulary Flashcards

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1
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White, metallic element resembling tin

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Cadmium

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stinky fumes

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Miasma

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mythological man goat, also associated with a lecher

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Satyr

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Light carriage

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Phaeton

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intestines, bowels, guts

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Viscera

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good natured; friendliness

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Bonhomie

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To teach well; emphasize for teaching

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Inculcate

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drained

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Desiccated

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having poor judgment

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Astigmatic

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discard; throw away; throw overboard

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Jettison

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to take money through fraud

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Fleece

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Broken stone slabs used to make pavement

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Macadam

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inedible parts; trash

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Offal

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Shiny, volcanic glass

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Obsidian

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Sour in taste

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Acerbic

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Person who enjoys food/drink and extravagance

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Bon Vivant

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in a low, soft voice

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Sotto Voce

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unruly; noisy, difficult to control

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Obstreperous

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Coal that burns well

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Anthracite

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Easily angered; irritable

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Irascible

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water/ice that evaporates before hitting the ground

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Virga

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After a meal, normally dinner

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Postprandial

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To calm someone

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Mollify

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24
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appropriate or suited for the circumstances

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Felicitously

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Annoyingly sentimental or flattering

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Treacly

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swollen; complicated or difficult to understand

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Turgid

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Reserve; restraint

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Reticence

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Relating to sleep walking

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Somnambulistic

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Member of an elite group

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Janissary

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Someone that one vehemently dislikes; formal curse

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Anathema

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Unhealthy yellow or brown in appearance (in complexion)

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Sallow

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The place of origin; earliest known history

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Provenance

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Gaudy; loud and flashy

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Garish

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of a dull grayish-brown color

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Dun

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to reject the validity of

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repudiate

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existing in reality regardless of legal authority

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De facto

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Obedient or attentive in a fawning, servile way

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Obsequious

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brothel

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Bordello

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a group of people having some unifying relationship

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Cadre

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elaborately arranged hair

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Coiffed

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(disease, animals) native or restricted to a certain country or area

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Endemic

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extremely confused, complicated, or embarrassing situation

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Imbroglio

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ability to stay calm, especially in dangerous situations

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Sang-Froid

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affecting the mind (in reference to drugs)

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Psychotropic

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a sudden attack, usually to obtain something; a raid

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Foray

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pompous or extravagant in language, style, or manner

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Grandiloquent (KUPERSMITH)

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apparently attractive but in reality having no value or integrity; tasteless or cheap

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Meretricious

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large outdoor party or celebration

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Fete

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the act of surrendering or yielding

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Capitulation

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a group of supporters or followers

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Retinue

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a ruler that holds absolute power and is usually cruel and oppressive

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Despot

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a long cliff or steep slope that separates two flat areas; a cliff

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Escarpment

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a block or slab which a pedestal, column, or statue is placed

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Plinth

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a deep blue semi-precious stone

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Lapis

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intruder; unwanted invader

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Interloper

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brief moment of fainting; swoon

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Syncope

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set of three

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Troika

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self confidence or assurance; composure

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Aplomb

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a sudden, violent, illegal seizure of government

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Coup

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resembling the blue of the sky

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Cerulean

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Apparently or purportedly, but perhaps not actually

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Ostensibly

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a decorated platform or framework on which a coffin is placed during a funeral

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Catafalque

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casual lack of concern; indifference

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Insouciance

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a solemn procession, especially for a funeral

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Cortege

65
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a place or situation in which concentrated forces interact to cause or influence change; a sever test

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Crucible

66
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speaking in a smooth, easy way that lacks sincerity

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Glib

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to stir, shock, or excite someone into action

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Galvanize

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surprised or confused so much that one is unsure how to react

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Non-Plussed

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deserving or causing public disgrace or shame

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Ignominious

70
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necessary if you want to be fashionable, popular, or socially accepted

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De Riguer

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