glass caste vocab Flashcards

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retrospective

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an artists life’s work

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gimmick

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a trick or device intended to attract attention, publicity, or buisness

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graft

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living tissue transport

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skeeddaddle

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depart quickly or hurriedly; run away

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scraggly

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thin and bony/ irregular, uneven, jagged

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ornery

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bad-tempered and combative/ unpleasant, ugly tempered

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cantankerous

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disagreeable and uncooroprative

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magistrate

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a civil officer or lay judge who administers the law

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indignant

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feeling or showing displeasure at what is perceived as unfair treatment

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precarious

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not securely held or in position; dangerously likely to fall or collapse/ unceratain, unstable

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cajole

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persuade someone to do something by sustained coaxing or flattery

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highfalutin

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pompous or pretentious

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destitute

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without the basic necessities of life

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facade

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superficial appearance, something your not

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gaunt

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lean and haggard because of hunger, suffering or age

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creed

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a system of religious belief; a faith

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gibberish

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unintelligible or meaningless speech or writing; nonsence

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embankment

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a wall or bank of earth or stone built to prevent a river flooding an area

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diminutive

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extremely or unusually small

20
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fleece

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swindle