Our town Vocab Flashcards by A B | Brainscape

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affront

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v/n offense/to offend

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alacrity

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n eagerness

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anthropology

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n origins of humans

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barren

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adj dry

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belligerent

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n agressive/hostile

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brisk

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adj quick/fast

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burgle

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v rob

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contrive

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v bring about

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crestfallen

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adj downhearted

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diligent

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adj industrious

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drenched

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v/adj soaked

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gingham

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n a woven, cotton, checked cloth

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handkerchief

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n a small square of cloth

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heliotrope

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n very fragrant purple flowers

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highboy

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n a tall chest of drawers

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legacy

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n something handed down from generation to generation

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lugubriousness

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n oozing sadness

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meditatively

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adj thoughtfully

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omniscient

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adj all-knowing

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parlor

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n living room

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phosphate

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n soda or soft drink

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pince-nez

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n glasses with a nose clip and no arms

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radiant

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adj beaming

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relations

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n connections/relatives

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retired

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v to go to bed

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sassy

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adj bold/cheeky

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savant

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n an intellectual

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seize

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v to grab

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sentimentality

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n extravagant in feeling

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spectacles

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n eye glasses

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torrent

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n flood

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traipse

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v a slow walk

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trellis

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n frame for plants to grow on

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unobtusively

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adj secretive

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farse

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a satire