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Vocab 1-45 Flashcards

1
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asinico

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little ass

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2
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scullion

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kitchen wench

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3
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rampallion

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scoundrel

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4
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fustilarian

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fat woman

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5
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embossed

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risen to ahead

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6
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carbuncle

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sore or a boil

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7
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furtive

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attempting to avoid notice or attention

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8
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incommodious

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unfortunately or inconvieniently small

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9
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bacchanalien

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riotously drunken merrymaking

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10
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menagerie

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collection of live animals for study or display

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11
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foray

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a sudden short attack

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12
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equition

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the act of riding on horseback

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13
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insuperable

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incapable of being overcome, surmounted

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14
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truculent

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fierce, cruel, savagely brutal

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15
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swiz

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a swindle or dissapointment, swizzle

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16
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gymkhanas

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a field day for horses consisting of horsemanship exhibitions and pageants

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16
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lascivious

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lustful

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17
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mountebank

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deciever who falsely claims to have knowledge

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18
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descry

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percieve, catch sight of

19
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epicure

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person with refined taste for food or drink

20
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wanton

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senseless and cruel

21
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sultry

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oppressively hot and humid, sweltering, passionate, sensual

22
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germane

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relevant, pertinent

23
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carp

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unreasonably find fault over petty or minor concerns, complain, nitpick

24
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impugn

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challenge as false, cast doubt upon, discredit, gainsay

25
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muse

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source of inspiration, to think deeply, meditate, ponder

26
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cogitate

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consider carefully and deeply

27
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endue

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to give qualities or abilities to

28
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immolate

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offer as sacrafice

29
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commiserate

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feel or express sympathy or compassion

30
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besmirch

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smear so as to make dirty or stained

31
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modicum

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a small quantity of a particular thing

32
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offal

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the entrails of an animal used as food, pate, tripe

33
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expostulation

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the act of reasoning earnestly in order to correct

34
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provender

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dry food for domestic animals

35
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postilion

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person who rides front left horse of a carriage

36
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cadaverous

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relating to a corpse

37
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gamut

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complete range or scope of something

38
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glib

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fluent and voluble but insincere and shallow

39
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convivial

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friendly, lively, and enjoyable

40
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laconic

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using very few words

41
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draft

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a written order to pay a specified sum, a check

42
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valise

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small traveling bag or suitcase

43
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evanescence

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to disappear gradually, vanish, fade away

44
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despoil

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steal or violently remove valuable or attractive possessions from, plunder

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