One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest Flashcards

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Glare

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(Verb) Stare in an angry or fierce way

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Swivel

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(Noun) Turn on a Pivot

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Croon

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(Verb) Sing or murmur gently

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Hover

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(Verb) Be undecided about something

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Chronic

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(Adjective) Long - Lasting

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Ornery

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(Adjective) Bad-tempered and combative

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Loony

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(Noun) A crazy or silly person

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Pinochle

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(Noun) A card game played with a pack of forty-eight cards

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Hassle

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(noun) Irritating inconvenience

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Callus

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(Noun) A hardened or thickened part of the skin

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Heft

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(Verb) Lift or elevate

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Efficiency

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(Noun) the quality or property of being efficient

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Replica

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(Noun) A copy or reproduction of an original work of art

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Knobby

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(Adjective) having or covered with small knobs

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Gripe

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(Verb) Informal terms for objecting

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Embalmer

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(Noun) A mortician who treats corpses with preservatives

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Straggle

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(Verb) To stray or fall behind

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Overzealous

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(Adjective) Excessively enthusiastic

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Grievance

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(Noun) A circumstance regarded as just cause for complaint

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Prototype

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(Noun) An original instance serving as a standard for latter stages

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Braggart

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(Noun) A person who boasts loudly or exaggeratedly

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Sadistic

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(Adjective) The deriving of sexual gratification from inflicting pain on others

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Ineffectual

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(Adjective) Having no effect or an inadequate effect

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Matriarchy

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(Noun) A Social System in which the mother is head of the family

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Notorious
(Adjective) Known Widely and usually unfavorably
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Deduce
(Verb) To reach a conclusion by reasoning
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Withered
(Adjective) Shriveled or faded from or as if from loss of moisture or sustenance
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Moudlin
(Adjective) Effusively or tearfully sentimental
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Folio
(Noun) A large sheet of paper folded, making two leaves of four pages of a book
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Dingbat
(Noun) An empty-headed or silly person
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Ample
(Adjective) Of large or great size, amount, extent, or capacity
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Scour
(Verb) To clean, polish, or wash by scrubbing vigorously
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Bile
(Noun) A digestive juice secreted by the liver and stored in the gallbladder
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Vulnerable
(Adjective) Susceptible to criticism or persuasion or temptation
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Suspicious
(Adjective) Arousing or Apt to arouse suspicion; questionable
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Fidget
(Verb) To behave or move nervously or restlessly
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Latrine
(Noun) A communal toilet or a type often used in a camp or barracks
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Scaffolding
(Noun) A temporary arrangement erected around a building
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Assert
(Verb) To state or express positively
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Gurney
(Noun) A metal stretcher with wheeled legs, used for transporting patients
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Punitive
(Adjective) Inflicting or aiming to inflict punishment
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Perverse
(Adjective) Deviating from what is considered moral or right or proper
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Convulsion
(Noun) An intense, paroxysmal, involuntary muscular contraction
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Delirious
(Adjective) Wild with excitement or enthusiasm
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Holler
(Verb) To yell or shout
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Bellow
(Verb) To shout in a deep voice
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Wheedle
(Verb) Try to persuade somebody using flattery or other indirect means
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Hovel
(Noun) A small, dirty, or poorly build house
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Indigent
(Adjective) Lacking the necessities of life, e.g. food, clothing, and shelter
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Jounce
(Verb) To shake, jolt, or bounce, as in riding
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Expedition
(Noun) A short outing, usually for a pleasurable purpose
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Flophouse
(Noun) A cheep rundown hotel or boarding house
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Keelhaul
(Verb) Rebuke somebody
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Troll
(Verb) To fish by dragging a baited line through water
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Chum
(Noun) An intimate friend or companion
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Gaff
(Noun) A large iron hook attached to a pole and used to land large fish
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Jetty
(Noun) Structure of stones projecting into a body of water to protect a harbor
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Dismay
(Verb) To cause somebody to feel discouraged or disappointed
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Venture
(Noun) A major undertaking
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Rivet
(Noun) A fastener that is passed through a hole and flattened on the other side