MOV vocab Flashcards
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Bushel
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A large, unspecified amount or number
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Scimitar
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A short sword with a curved blade that broadens toward the point
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Burnish
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To polish by rubbing
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Scant
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Barely sufficient or adequate
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spurn
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to show disdain or contempt; scorn something.
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Epitaph
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inscription on a tombstone.
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Quintessence
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The pure and concentrated essence of a substance
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Quaint
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having an old-fashioned attractiveness or charm
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Intercessor
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a person who intercedes.
Interceed- to act or interpose in behalf of someone in difficulty or trouble
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cur
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a mean, cowardly person
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gourmand
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someone who enjoys and is devoted to eating and drinking
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gambol
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to skip about playfully, frolic
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abate
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to reduce in amount, degree, intensity
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repute
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view of others; reputation
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strumpet
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a female prostitute or promiscuous woman
