Lesson 2 Flashcards by AmyLiccet Newman | Brainscape

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Brigand

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A robber or bandit

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Arable

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Fit for cultivation

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Carte Blanche

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Authority with no bounds

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Consommé

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Clear soup

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Contemptuous

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Scornful

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Cosmopolitan

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Worldly, sophisticated

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Discerning

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Distinguishing differences; detecting

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Donnybrook

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Fight, uproar

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Incantation

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Charm; recited magical spell

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Interlocutor

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Questioner; an on-stage speaker

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Metamorphosis

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Transformation or dramatic change

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Nomenclature

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Naming system in an art or science

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Serendipity

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A fortunate discovery made by accident

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Stentorian

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Extremely loud

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Vestige

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Trace; evidence

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