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English 2H Vocabulary (part 2) Flashcards

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Fallible (adj)

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Capable of error

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Fallow (adj)

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Inactive; unproductive

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Farcical (adj)

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clumsy

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Fatalistic (adj)

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believing that everything is determined by fate

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Fawn (V)

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  1. to act submissive; passive

2. A young deer

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Fealty (N)

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Loyalty; faithfulness

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Feign (V)

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To pretend

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Feisty (adj)

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Aggressive; Lively energetic

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Felicity (N)

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Happiness

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Felonious (Adj)

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of/ like/ constituting a felony

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Flagrant (adj)

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Glaringly bad; outrageous

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Fluent (adj)

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having the ability to speak, write, and read fluidly

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Flux (noun)

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state of continual change or movement

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Foible (noun)

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a minor weakness in character

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Fracas (noun)

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a loud quarrel

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Frivolous (adj)

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trivial; silly

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Futile (adj)

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useless

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Gaff (noun)

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a large hook

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Gait (noun)

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a matter of walking

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Gambit (noun)

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opening action that one uses to gain advantage

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Gape (verb)

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to state with an open mouth

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Garble (verb)

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to distort

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Genealogy (noun)

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family history

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Genesis (noun)

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beginning, origin

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Ghastly (adjective)

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Horrible; frightful

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Gird(V)

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to encircle with a belt or a band

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Gist (n)

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main point

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Glean (V)

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to collect bit by bit

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Glutinous (adj)

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gluey; sticky

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Gorge (V)

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To eat or swallow greedily

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Gothic (adj)

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medieval

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Granary (N)

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Storehouse for gain

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Gratify (V)

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to please

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Guile (N)

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slyness and cunning in dealing with others

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Gull (V)

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to cheat

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Gyrate (V)

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to rotate

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Harp (V)

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to persist in talking constantly

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Haughty (adj)

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arrogant

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Havoc (noun)

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Great destruction

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Hilarity (Noun)

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gaiety; hilarious

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Holocaust (Noun)

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A great or complete destruction of life

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Homily (Noun)

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A sermon; a tedious lecture

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Hone (V)

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to sharpen

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Hovel (noun)

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A dirty, wretched living place

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Humane (Adj)

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kind, compassionate

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Imbibe (V)

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to drink an alcoholic beverage

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Imbue (V)

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to fill completely

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Immaculate (adj)

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spotless

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Impede (V)

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to hinder, obstruct ; delay, retard

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Impel (v)

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to push into motion

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Impermeable (Adj)

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not permitting passage

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Impatient (adj)

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rude and disrespectful

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Imperturbable (adj)

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not easily excited, even under pressure

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Impervious (Adj)

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not being able to be effected by

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Impetuous (adj)

A

acting suddenly without thought

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Jaded (adj)

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worn out; dulled as from over indulgence

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Jargon (noun)

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Vocabulary distinctive to a particular group of people

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Judicious (adj)

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showing sound judgement

ant: unwise

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lacerate (verb)

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to tear (flesh) jaggedly

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lackadaisical (adj)

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uninterested; listless

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lackey (noun)

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slavish follower

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laggard (noun)

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a slow person, especially one who falls behind

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lament (verb)

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to mourn

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lampoon (noun)

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a written satire used to ridicule or attack someone

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languish (verb)

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to become weak

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lateral (adj)

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to the side

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lax (adj)

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careless

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lethal (adj)

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deathly; fatal

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licentious (adj)

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morally uninterested

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macabre (adj)

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disturbing and horrifying because of involvement with or depiction of death and injury

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mandarin (noun)

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influenced person

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martial (adj)

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warlike; military

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melee (noun)

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noisy and confused fight

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mendicant (noun)

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beggar

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mesmerize (verb)

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to hypnotize

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minion (noun)

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fawning; servile follower

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mitigate (verb)

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to make less severe

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modicum (noun)

A

small amount

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nadir (noun)

A

lowest point

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narcissistic (adj)

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conceited

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nefarious (adj)

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very wicked/ evil

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nemesis (noun)

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something or someone cannot conqueror

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neophyte (noun)

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beginner

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nepotism (noun)

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favoritism by a boss shown toward a relative

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numismatist (noun)

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coin collector

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obeisance (noun)

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a bow or similar gesture expressing deep respect

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obsequy (noun)

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funeral right or ceremony

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obtrude (verb)

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to force oneself upon others: unasked or unwanted

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ogre (noun)

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monster; hideous being

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opiate (noun)

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a narcotic; anything causing sleep or bringing relief

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oscillate (verb)

A

to swing or move back and forth like a pendelum

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ostentatious (Adj)

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marked by a conspicuous, showy or pretentious display

basically: to impress and make notice of

93
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oust (verb)

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to drive out , expel, disposes

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pacify (verb)

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to calm down

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paean (noun)

A

song of praise or joy

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pall (noun)

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something that covers or conceals

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pallid (adj)

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pale, faint in color

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palpable (adj)

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obvious; capable of being touched or felt

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pariah (noun)

A

an outcast

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patrician (noun)

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an aristocrat (high in social class)

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paucity (noun)

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scarcity, lack

small amount

102
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pedagogue (noun)

A

school teacher

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penchant (noun)

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a strong liking for

104
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pensive (Adj)

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dreamly, thoughtful

105
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penury (noun)

A

extreme poverty

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personification (noun)

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figure of speech in which a thing, quality, or idea is represented as a person

107
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quaff (verb)

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to drink in large quantities; to gulp

108
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qualm (noun)

A

feeling of uneasiness

109
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query (noun)

A

a question

110
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query (verb)

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to ask; to inquire

111
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queue (noun)

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a line of people waiting their turn

112
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rabid (Adj)

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intense; violent or raging; affected with rabies

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rambunctious (Adj)

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unruly; uncontrollable, exuberance

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rancid (Adj)

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having a bad taste or smell; spoiled

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