voc word exam 2 Flashcards
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borne
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to carry or tolerate
2
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to utter
A
to speak out loud
3
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immolation
A
destruction by fire
4
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motley
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costume of many bright colors
5
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pipe
A
a large barrel
6
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vaults
A
underground storerooms
7
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catacombs
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morbid underground tunnels
8
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fangs
A
long, sharp teeth
9
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ignoramus
A
an ignorant person
10
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staples
A
iron rings
11
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parlay
A
to increase
12
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protracted
A
to prolong in time or space
13
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cunning
A
clever
14
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deceitful
A
dishonest
15
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lecherous
A
overly sexual
16
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cuckold
A
man being cheated upon
17
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fatuous
A
foolish
18
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fruity
A
ridiculous
19
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lurking
A
to hide
20
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slyly
A
cunningly
21
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scoundrel
A
dishonest person
22
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dwell
A
stay somewhere for a long time
23
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finicky
A
excessively meticulous
24
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dwarf
A
small human-like creature
25
mink
small weasel-like animals
26
wily
cunning
27
scurrying
moving quickly
28
phlegm
thick liquid in nose and throat
29
probe
surgical instrument
30
pawnbroker
lends money in exchange for items
31
pocketbook
purse
32
hovering
to remain in one place, in the air
33
inlays
tooth restoration
34
swoon
light-headed with joy
35
mangy
in poor condition
36
filthy
disgusting
37
lilt
gentle movement
38
rickety
poorly made
39
lousy
bad
40
trade on
exploit
41
retch
almost vomit
42
stolidly
unemotionally
43
forlorn
deprived
44
lithurgical
public religious rites
45
congregants
member of a religion
46
feigned
pretended
47
redolent
aromatic
48
hustled
to push roughly
49
oblivious
does not remember, or not aware of
50
abreast
beside one another
51
to usher
to escort or to introduce
52
bustled
to move abruptly
53
balked
to refuse abruptly
54
tainted
to contaminate morally or chemically
55
plight
difficult situation
56
threshold
bottom of a door
57
tenement
apartment building
58
narrow
thin of a width
59
cobblestone
smoothened stone used as pavement
60
bowed
worshipped
