The Student Flashcards

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Avert

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To turn away or aside

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Contort

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To twist, bend, or draw out of shape; distort.

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Freelance

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A person who works as a writer, designer, performer, or the like, selling work or services by the hour, day, job, etc., rather than working on a regular salary basis for one employer.

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Insatiable

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Incapable of being satisfied or appeased

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Cranked

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Bent

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Aphorism

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A terse saying embodying a general truth.

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Clamour

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A loud uproar, as from a crowd of people.

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Usher

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To act as an usher to; lead, introduce, or conduct.

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