Manhattan 3 Flashcards by Parushi Ruhil | Brainscape

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itinerant

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traveling from place to place especially as part of a job

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jettison

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discard, cast off

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judicious

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using good judgment

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keen

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sharp, intense

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knell

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the sound made by a bell for a funeral

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lachrymose

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tearful, mournful

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languid

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drooping from exhaustion

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lassitude

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tiredness, weariness

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layperson

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layman,

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legerdemain

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trickery

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libertine

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a morally and sexually liberal person

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limpid

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completely calm

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lissome

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flexible, supple, agile

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loquacious

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talkative, wordy

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lugubrious

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mournful, gloomy

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maelstrom

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turbulent situation

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malediction

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a curse

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mendacious

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lying, habitually dishonest

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mendicant

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beggar

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meretricious

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attractive in a vulgar or flashy way

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militate

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having a great effect

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missive

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letter, written message

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modicum

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limited quantity

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molt

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shed or cast off

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multifarious

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diverse

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munificent

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giving liberally

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neophyte

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beginner

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nettle

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irritate, sting, annoy

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nontrivial

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important

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obdurate

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stubborn

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obsequious

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servile, very compliant

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obstinate

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stubborn, or hard to control

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obviate

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prevent, eliminate

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onerous

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burdensome

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opprobrium

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disgrace or disapproval that results from outrageously shameful actions

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orotund

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pompous, bombastic

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outstrip

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surpass

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palatial

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magnificent

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palliate

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make less severe

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panegyric

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formal praise

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panoply

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splendid display

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pare

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peel off or cut off