One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest - Part 2 Flashcards

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Braggart

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A person who boasts loudly or exaggeratedly

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2
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Sadistic

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The deriving of sexual gratification from inflicting pain on others

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3
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Ineffectual

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Having no effect or an inadequate effect

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4
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Matriarchy

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A social system in which the mother is head of the family

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5
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Notorious

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Known widely and usually unfavorably

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6
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Deduce

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To reach a conclusion by reasoning

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7
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Withered

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Shriveled or faded from or as if from loss of moisture or sustenance

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8
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Maudlin

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Effusively or tearfully sentimental

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9
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Folio

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A large sheet of paper folded, making two leaves or four pages of a book

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10
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Dingbat

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An empty-headed or silly person

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11
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Ample

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Of large or great size, amount, extent, or capacity

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12
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Scour

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To clean, polish, or wash by scrubbing vigorously

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13
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Bile

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A digestive juice secreted by the liver and stored in the gallbladder

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14
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Vulnerable

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Susceptible to criticism or persuasion or temptation

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15
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Suspicious

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Arousing or apt to arouse suspicion; questionable

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16
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Fidget

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To behave or move nervously or restlessly

17
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Latrine

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To behave or move nervously or restlessly

18
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Scaffolding

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A temporary arrangement erected around a buiding

19
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Assert

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To state or express positively

20
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Gurney

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A metal stretcher with wheeled legs, used for transporting patients