List 8 Flashcards by Hannah Panda | Brainscape

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Quaff

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Drink down quickly

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Dotard

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Foolish old man

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Percipient

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Perceptive

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Perdition

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Damnation

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Quagmire

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Marsh

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Drivel

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Nonsense

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Peremptory

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In a commanding manner

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Stevedore

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Dockworker

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Virtuoso

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An accomplished musician

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Droll

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Dryly amusing

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Galleon

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Ancient type of sailing ship

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Intermittent

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Sporadic; irregular

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Quandary

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Dilemma; puzzle

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Virulent

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Dangerous; harmful

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Auspicious

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Favorable

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Gambol

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Frolic; leap; bound

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Intransigence

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Stubbornness

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Perfunctory

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Superficial; cursory

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Peripatetic

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Nomadic; moving from place to place

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Quarry

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Something that is hinted; mine for stone

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Garish

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Gaudy

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Stolid

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Impassive; dull; indifferent

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Inveterate

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Habitual

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Moratorium

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Temporary prohibition or halt to activity

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Ebullient

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Very lively

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Garrulous

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Talkative

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Moribund

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On the point of death

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Invidious

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Arousing envy

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Pernicious

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Destructive

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Strident

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Loud and harsh

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Vociferous

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Noisy; loud in speech

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Gaunt

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Emaciated; bony and angular

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Persnickety

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Fastidious; fussy; attentive to detail