Pudd'nhead Wilson Vocab

Question 1

Ridiculously Old Fashioned

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Antediluvian

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Approval or Praise

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Approbation

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the system of dividing society into hereditary class

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caste

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a person or nation engaged in fighting

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combatants

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the customary code of polite behavior in society or among members of a particular profession or group

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Etiquette

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Inspiring fear or respect through being impressively large, powerful, intense, or capable.

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Formidable

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2 weeks

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Fortnight

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small settlement

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Hamlet

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incapable of making mistakes or being wrong

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Infallible

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A clumsy, stupid person

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Lummox

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The fact or condition of being magnanimous; generosity

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Magnanimity

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Ostentatiously rich and luxurious or lavish

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opulent

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he quality of being religious or reverent

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piety

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an earlier event or action that is regarded as an example or guide to be considered in subsequent similar circumstances.

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Precedent

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a member or follower of any of the Western Christian churches that are separate from the Roman Catholic Church and follow the principles of the Reformation, including the Baptist, Presbyterian, and Lutheran churches.

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Protestants

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an act of retaliation

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Reprisals

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ask or beg for something earnestly or humbly.

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Supplicating

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full of difficulty or tribulation

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Torrid

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leadership or dominance, especially by one country or social group over others.

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Hegemony

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he language or dialect spoken by the ordinary people in a particular country or region.

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Vernacular

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the use of humor, irony, exaggeration, or ridicule to expose and criticize people’s stupidity or vices, particularly in the context of contemporary politics and other topical issues.

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Satire

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opponent

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Adversaries

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suddenly do

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Capricious

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substitute child

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Changeling

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conflict or war

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Conflagration

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submissively

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Docile

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trick

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Dupe

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characteristic

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Epithet

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expressing strong disapproval

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Expostulated

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rude

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Jeers

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vivid in colour, too much

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Lurid

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obedient

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Obsequiousness

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action to make someone mad

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Provocation

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rep. someone else

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Proxy

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investment in stocks or property

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Speculations

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a person who takes a position of power or importance illegally or by force.

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Usurper

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increase in size

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Ascending

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arithmetic

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Cipher

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harshness or tone manner

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Asperity

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grenade soldier

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Grenadier

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unable to comfort

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Implacability

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A person’s natural tendency or urge to act or fell in a particular way, a disposition or propensity

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Inclination

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inconvenience (som

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incommode

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

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Incongruous

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lazy

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Indolent

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The crux or central point of a matter

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Nub

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pale

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Pallid

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a person, especially a young one, endowed with exceptional qualities or abilities.

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prodigies

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Remarkably or impressively great in extent, size, or degree

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Prodigious

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having or proceeding from an extreme or fanatical support of or belief in something.

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Rabid

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Make or become hard or solid

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Solidified

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Drink alcohol, especially habitually.

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Tippling

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a long or rambling story, especially one that is implausible.

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Yarn

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Habitual; usual

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Wonted

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especially in a woman) the quality of being attractively lively and animated.

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Vivacity

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stated or appearing to be true, but not necessarily so.

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Ostensible

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Irritable and quarrelsome

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Fractious

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someone working for short time

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Transients

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the area of law; documents of property

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Conveyancing