Stolid, Quaint, Reverend, Vociferous Flashcards

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to move with a sinuous or wavelike motion; display a smooth rising-and-falling or side-to-side alternation of movement:
to have a wavy form or surface; bend with successive curves in alternate directions.
(of a sound) to rise and fall in pitch:

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Undulate

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crying out noisily; clamorous.

characterized by or uttered with

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Vociferous

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a feeling or impression that something is about to happen, especially something evil; foreboding.

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Presentiment

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leaving no opportunity for denial or refusal; imperative:
imperious or dictatorial.
positive or assertive in speech, tone, manner, etc.
Law.

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Peremptory

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objectionably aggressive in offering one’s unrequested and unwanted services, help, or advice; meddlesome:

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Officiously

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formally precise or proper, as persons or behavior; stiffly neat.

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Prim

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any of various dishes made of flour, milk, eggs, sugar, etc.
complete nonsense; foolish humbug.
oatmeal or flour boiled with water until thick.

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Flummery

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with careful and consistent effort; diligently or tirelessly:

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Assiduously

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a bungled or clumsy action or performance.
Sports. a failure to hold onto a ball that may reasonably be expected to be caught successfully.
Verb: to bungle; handle clumsily:

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Muff

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the forepart of a ship or boat; bow.
the front end of an airship.
Literary. a ship.

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Prow

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not easily stirred or moved mentally; unemotional; impassive.

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Stolid

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an exclusive right, privilege, etc., exercised by virtue of rank, office, or the like:
a right, privilege, etc., limited to a specific person or to persons of a particular category:

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Prerogative

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up to this time; until now:

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Hitherto

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14
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slang another word for testicles

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Nads

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visually charming or quaint, as if resembling or suitable for a painting:
(of writing, speech, etc.) strikingly graphic or vivid; creating detailed mental images:
having pleasing or interesting qualities; strikingly effective in appearance:

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Picturesque

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to regard or treat with reverence; revere.

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Venerate

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Verb: to forbid; prohibit.

Civil Law. any prohibitory act or decree of a court or an administrative officer.

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Interdict

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(initial capital letter) (used as a title of respect applied or prefixed to the name of a member of the clergy or a religious order
worthy to be revered

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Reverend

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harsh; strident; grating:

rowdy; disorderly:

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Raucous

20
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a room fitted with equipment for washing the hands and face and usually with flush toilet facilities. / Any place where washing is done.

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Lavatory

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stroke
a sudden, usually marked loss of bodily function due to rupture or occlusion of a blood vessel.
a hemorrhage into an organ cavity or tissue.
a state of extreme anger.

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Apoplexy

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beginning to exist or appear; in an initial stage:

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Incipient

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part of the tack or harness of a horse, consisting usually of a headstall, bit, and reins.
anything that restrains, holds back, controls or curbs:
Machinery. a link, flange, or other attachment for limiting the movement of any part of a machine.

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Bridle

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to draw back or tense the body, as from pain or from a blow; start; flinch.

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Wince

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a defeat attended with disorderly flight; dispersal of a defeated force in complete disorder:

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Rout

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A small snug hole, or a group of them

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Cubby

27
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having an old-fashioned attractiveness or charm; oddly picturesque:
strange, peculiar, or unusual in an interesting, pleasing, or amusing way:

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Quaint