Monty's bookmark Flashcards

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Archivist

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A person who maintains and is in charge of archives.

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Consanguinity

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The fact of being descended from the same ancestor.

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Operatic

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Relating to- or characteristic of opera

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Periodical

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A magazine or newsletter published a regular intervals.

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Pervading

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(Especially of a smell) spread through and be perceived in every part of.

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Snigger

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To laugh in a half-suppressed, typically scornful way.

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Recalcitrant

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Having an obstinately uncooperative attitude toward authority or discipline.

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Tantamount

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“Equivalent in seriousness to; virtually the same as___”

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Reliquaries

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A container for holy relics.

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Guffawing

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To laugh in a loud or boisterous way

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Jovial

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Cheerful and friendly

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Cacophony

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A hard discordant mixture of sounds

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Discordant

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Disagreeing or Incongruous

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Incongruous

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Not in harmony or keeping with the surrounding or other aspects of something.

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Rotunda

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A round building or room; especially one with a dome.

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Doyenne

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A woman who is the most respected or prominent person in a particular field

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Mezzanine

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A low story between two others in a building, typically between the ground and first floors.

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Flummoxed

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Bewildered or perplexed.

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Hitherto

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Until now or until the point in time under discussion

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Latticed

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Decorated with or in the form of a lattice.

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Trousseau

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The clothes, household items, and or other belongings collected by a bride for her marriage.

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Phlegmatic

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(Of a person) having an unemotional and stolidly calm disposition

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Disposition

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A person’s inherent qualities of mind and character.

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Indignation

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Anger or annoyance provoked by what is perceived as unfair treatment.