GreWords1 Flashcards by kim c | Brainscape

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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

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a pleasure trip, excursion

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effusion

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a pouring out, uncontrolled display of emotion

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cavalcade

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a procession, sequence of events

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incursion

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a raid, invasion

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iconoclast

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a rebel, one who breaks tradition

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entreaty

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a request, plea

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dearth

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a scarcity

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nomenclature

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a set of names or terms

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lampoon

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a sharp, often harmful satire

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laggard

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a slow person, one who falls behind

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modicum

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a small amount

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empetus

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a stimulus, moving force

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martinet

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a strict disciplinarian

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ignoramus

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a stupid person

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foray

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a sudden attack

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excise

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a tax OR to cut out or off

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knave

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a tricky, deceitful person

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conveyance

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a vehicle

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nabob

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a very wealthy or powerful person

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foreboding

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a warning, omen

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foible

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a weakness, minor fauly

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farcical

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absurd, ridiculous

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concomitant

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accompanying, attending

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inured

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accustomed too

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lissome

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agile, moving gracefully

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concord

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agreement

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hermetic

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airtight

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droll

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amusing in an odd way

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lout

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an awkward, stupid person

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contretemps

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an embarrasing occurrence

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factotum

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an employee who can do all kings of work

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facsimile

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an exact copy

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fop

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an excessively vain man

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encomium

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an expression of high praise