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Vocab #1 Flashcards

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Scullion(n)

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A servant that does menial tasks in the kitchen

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Ossified(v)

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becoming rigid in attitude/turned into bone or cartilage

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contingent (a/v)

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likely but not certain to happen, subject to change/a group united by something in common and part of a larger group

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languor (n)

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state of tiredness or inactivity, pleasureable

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sentient (a)

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able to feel or perceive things

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fractious (a)

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irritable, troublesome, difficult to control

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solicitude (n)

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care or concern for something

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demure (a)

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reserved, modest, shy

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demur (v/n)

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having doubts/being hesitant

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scythe (n)

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a sharp tool for cutting crops

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desultory (a)

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lacking a purpose/occurring randomly

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jaded (a)

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bored, worn out after having too much of something

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lascivious (a)

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a lustful and offensive sexual desire

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coquette (n)

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woman who flirts

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propensity (n)

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a natural tendency to act a certain way

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sonorous (a)

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a deep, full, rich, sound

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befurbelowed (a)

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ornamented with frill/fancy

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insidious (a)

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proceeding in a sly, subtle, way, with harmful effects

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lupine (a)

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wolf like

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efface (v)

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to erase/to make one look innocnet/insignificant

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encumbrance (n)

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a burden

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peignoir (n)

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a light dressing gown

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reproach (v/n)

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disapproval/disappointment

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atavistic (a)

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relating to something ancestral

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apocalyptic (a)

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describing the destruction of the world

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suppurated (v)

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to produce pus

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beatific (a)

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blisfully happy

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remonstrate (v)

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to protest

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chagrin (v/n)

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distressed/humiliated

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voracious (a)

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having a huge appetite/having an eager approach

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