Return Of The Native List 2 Flashcards

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In a thoughtfully meditative way

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Musingly

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Implied but not expressed

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Tacit

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Artificial hillock; esp. an ancient grave

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Tumulus

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In a diligent manner

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Sedulously

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Lasting a very short time

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Ephemeral

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Fires

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Conflagrations

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Authoritative or arbitrary order

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Fiat

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Tending to vanish like vapor

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Evanescent

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Exceeding what is natural or regular

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Preternatural

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Brooms; esp. made of twigs

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Besoms

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Radiant splendor

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Effulgence

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Fit for or cultivated by plowing or tillage

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Arable

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Erratic, unpredictable, or extravagant action or notion

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Vagary

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Swung in a semicircle with hands joined with one’s partner

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Poussetted

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Acute mental vision or discernment

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Perspicacity

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Clergyman

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Curate

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Complex, unaccompanied vocal piece

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Madrigal

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In an arrogantly assured manner

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Imperiously

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Narrow strip of wood used to form a barrel

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Stave

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Concise summaries

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Recapitulations

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A general servant; person having many responsibilities

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Factotum

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Minute or minor details

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Minutiae