Manhattan 5 Flashcards

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rococo

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very elaborate (18th century France)

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rue

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regret

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ruminate

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to reflect over in mind

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savant

A

learned person

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scant

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not enough, barely enough

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scintilla

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a tiny bit or a trace

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scurvy

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mean

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sentient

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conscious

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seraphic

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like an angel, serene

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skirt

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border

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skittish

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shy, fickle, uncertain

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slake

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satisfy(thirst), cool

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slew

A

large number of

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sobriquet

A

nickname

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solecism

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non standard use of grammar, mistake esp in etiquette

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somantic

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of the body

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solecism

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nonstandard use of grammar, mistake esp in etiquette

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squalid

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disgusting,

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stasis

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equilibrium

20
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stentorian

A

very loud and powerful

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stipulate

A

specify

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stolid

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unemotional

23
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stratagem

A

crafty scheme

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strut

A

structural support or brace

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subpeona

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a court order requiring a person to appear in court and give testimony

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sully

A

make dirty

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surmise

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guess and infer

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tacit

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silently

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tendentious

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jaundiced, biased

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tenuous

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having little substance

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terse

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concise, brief

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toady

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ingratiating

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tome

A

large or scholarly book

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trenchant

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caustic sharp, keen.

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trite

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lacking freshness

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truculent

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belligerent, pugnacious

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turpitude

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depravity