GreWords1 Flashcards
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felonious
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treacherous, base
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mendicant
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a beggar
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obeisance
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a bow or gesture expressing deep respect
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onus
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a burden, responsibility
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harlequin
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a clown
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imprecation
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a curse
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imbroglio
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a difficult or confusing situation
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dolt
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a dull, stupid person
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charlatan
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a fake
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calumnny
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a false accusations, clander
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libel
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a false statement in written form
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canard
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a false story
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lassitude
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a feeling of weakness and weariness
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deluge
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a flood, rush
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folly
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a foolish action
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harpy
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a greedy person, a nagging woman
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gaff
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a hook
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effigy
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a likeness, an image
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fracas
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a loud quarrel
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flair
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a natural talent
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nonage
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a period of immaturity
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gadfly
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a person who annoys others
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mountebank
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a phont, fraud
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matric
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a place of origin
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junket
a pleasure trip, excursion
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effusion
a pouring out, uncontrolled display of emotion
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cavalcade
a procession, sequence of events
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incursion
a raid, invasion
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iconoclast
a rebel, one who breaks tradition
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entreaty
a request, plea
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dearth
a scarcity
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nomenclature
a set of names or terms
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lampoon
a sharp, often harmful satire
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laggard
a slow person, one who falls behind
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modicum
a small amount
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empetus
a stimulus, moving force
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martinet
a strict disciplinarian
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ignoramus
a stupid person
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foray
a sudden attack
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excise
a tax OR to cut out or off
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knave
a tricky, deceitful person
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conveyance
a vehicle
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nabob
a very wealthy or powerful person
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foreboding
a warning, omen
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foible
a weakness, minor fauly
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farcical
absurd, ridiculous
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concomitant
accompanying, attending
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inured
accustomed too
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lissome
agile, moving gracefully
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concord
agreement
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hermetic
airtight
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droll
amusing in an odd way
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lout
an awkward, stupid person
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contretemps
an embarrasing occurrence
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factotum
an employee who can do all kings of work
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facsimile
an exact copy
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fop
an excessively vain man
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encomium
an expression of high praise
