Random Words 24 Flashcards
1
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Cadge
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Verb: to get by begging
2
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Lambaste
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Verb: to attack verbally
3
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Pastiche
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Noun: artistic work that imitates the style of another work, artist, or period
4
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Centrifuge
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Noun: machine that spins to separate fluids from more dense materials
5
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Cloistered
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Adj: isolated
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Lugubrious
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Adj: sad, gloomy
7
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Nonplussed
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Adj: confused
8
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Artless
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Adj: simple, without deceit
9
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Comeliness
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Noun: beauty
10
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Plaintive
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Adj: sad, mournful
11
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Suborn
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Verb: to bribe
12
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Tendentious
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Adj: biased, dogmatic
13
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Verbiage
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Noun: excessive meaninglessness or wordiness
14
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Daguerreotype
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Noun: old type of photograph
15
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Sycophantic
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Adj: obsequious, excessively servile
