TKM Flashcards by chris clapp

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Compensation

A

Something given or received equivalent

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Hookah

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Tobacco pipe

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Obstreperous

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Noisy clamorous

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Trousseau

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An outfit for a bride

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Jews harp

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A small musical instrument

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Mausoleum

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A magnificent tomb

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Peril

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Exposure to injury

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Degradation

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Humiliation

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Escapade

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A reckless adventure

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Philippic

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A long bitter rant towards someone

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Tirade

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Long bitter rant towards a lot of people

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Appalling

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Causing dismay

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Scuppernongs

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Grapes

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Habiliments

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Clothes worn for profession

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Mandrake roots

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Object of many strange superstitions

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Apothecary

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A druggist; pharmacist

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Taciturn

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Reserved in speech

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Collards

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A variety of kale

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Veranda

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Outdoor porch

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Predilection

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A tendency to think favorably

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Indigenous

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Native to an area

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Revelations

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Sometimes revealed or disclosed

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Entailment

A

A necessary part of consequence

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Fractious

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Readily angered

Disapprobation

Disapproval

Flivver

Automobile

Ambrosia

A fruit dessert coconut and pineapple