Gyijhj Flashcards

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supercilious

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feeling or showing haughty disdain

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Extemporizing

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to perform without preparation

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rotogravure

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printed material, newspaper

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peremptory

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dictatorial, offensively self-assured

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5
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oculist

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physician who specializes in treatment of the eyes

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contiguous

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adjacent; sharing an edge

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hauteur

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haughtiness in bearing and attitude

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omnibus

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a long motor vehicle for passengers

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erroneous

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mistaken

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innuendo

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an indirect, derogatory implication in expression

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convivial

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merry; festive

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12
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obstetrical

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medical practice that deals with pregnant women

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rivulets

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a small brook or stream

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caterwauling

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a shrill, discordant sound

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affectations

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a show, pretense or display

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subterfuges

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a deceptive, derogatory implication in expression

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labyrinth

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a intricate structure of interconnecting passages

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raja

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prince, or chief in India of East Indies

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somnambulatory

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to walk in a sleep-like condition

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denizen

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an inhabitant

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receptacles

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containers that hold items

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corrugated

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shaped into folds or parallel

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nebulous

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cloudy, misty, or hazy

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meretricious

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attarcting attention in a vulgar manner

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euphemisms
a vague statement substituted for one considered blunt or offensive
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caravansary
a large inn
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contingency
possibility
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inexplicable
difficult or impossible to explain or account for
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libertine
one who acts without moral constraint
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expostulation
to dissuade or correct | traversed to travel or pass across or over
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scrutiny
close observation
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redolent
Suggestive
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corroborate
to strengthen or support with other evidence
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pneumatic
relating to air or other gases
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amorphous
lacking definite form
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addenda
something added, especially a supplement to a book
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Unpunctual
Late
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provincial
limited in perspective
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incoherent
unable to think in a clear orderly manner
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pandered
to act as a go between in sexual intrigues
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commensurate
corresponding in size or degree
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