voc word exam 2 Flashcards by rosyane noel | Brainscape

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borne

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to carry or tolerate

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to utter

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to speak out loud

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immolation

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destruction by fire

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motley

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costume of many bright colors

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pipe

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a large barrel

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vaults

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underground storerooms

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catacombs

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morbid underground tunnels

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fangs

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long, sharp teeth

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ignoramus

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an ignorant person

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staples

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iron rings

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parlay

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to increase

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protracted

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to prolong in time or space

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cunning

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clever

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deceitful

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dishonest

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lecherous

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overly sexual

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cuckold

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man being cheated upon

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fatuous

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foolish

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fruity

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ridiculous

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lurking

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to hide

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slyly

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cunningly

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scoundrel

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dishonest person

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dwell

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stay somewhere for a long time

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finicky

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excessively meticulous

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dwarf

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small human-like creature

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mink

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small weasel-like animals

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wily

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cunning

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scurrying

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moving quickly

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phlegm

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thick liquid in nose and throat

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probe

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surgical instrument

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pawnbroker

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lends money in exchange for items

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pocketbook

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purse

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hovering

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to remain in one place, in the air

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inlays

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tooth restoration

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swoon

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light-headed with joy

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mangy

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in poor condition

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filthy

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disgusting

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lilt

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gentle movement

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rickety

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poorly made

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lousy

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bad

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trade on

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exploit

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retch

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almost vomit

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stolidly

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unemotionally

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forlorn

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deprived

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lithurgical

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public religious rites

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congregants

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member of a religion

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feigned

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pretended

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redolent

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aromatic

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hustled

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to push roughly

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oblivious

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does not remember, or not aware of

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abreast

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beside one another

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to usher

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to escort or to introduce

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bustled

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to move abruptly

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balked

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to refuse abruptly

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tainted

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to contaminate morally or chemically

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plight

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difficult situation

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threshold

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bottom of a door

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tenement

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apartment building

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narrow

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thin of a width

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cobblestone

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smoothened stone used as pavement

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bowed

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worshipped