Vocab Flashcards

1
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Instigate

A

Provoke

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2
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vestibule

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Small entryway

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3
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Agile

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To move quickly and easily

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4
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Falter

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To hesitate from lack of courage

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5
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Ransack

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To search vigorously

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6
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Prudence

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The use of good judgment and common sense

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7
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Ravange

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Serious damage

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8
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Assertion

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A statement

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9
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Convented

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Greedily desired or wished to covet

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10
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Chronicle

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A record of events

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11
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Imputation of parsimony

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Suggestion of stinginess

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12
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Mendicancy squad

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A police unit assign to arrest beggar

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13
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Pier glass

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A large mirror sit in a wall section between windows

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14
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Queen of Sheba

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In the Bible, rich Arabian queen

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15
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King Soloman

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A biblical king of Israel known for his wisdom and wealth

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16
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fob chain

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A short chain for a pocket watch

17
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Meretricious ornamentation

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Cheap decoration

18
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Coney Island

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A resort district of Brooklyn, New York, famous for its amusement park

19
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Discrete scrutiny

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Cautious observation

20
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Laboriously

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Taking a lot of time and effort

21
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Patent

A

Obvious

22
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Enfolded

A

Surround

23
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Inconsequential

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Not important

24
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Nimble

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Quick and light action

25
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Tresses

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Pieces of hair

26
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Singed

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Slightly burnt

27
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Ardent

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Enthusiastic and passionate