Vocab. 12 And 13 Flashcards

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Cacophony

Cough

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Bad noises

Noun

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Caucus

Cactus

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Political meeting

Noun

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Bulwark

Bull work

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Defensive wall

Noun

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Austere

Steer

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Very plain and simple

Adjective

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Astute

Suit

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Smart

Adjective

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Appalling

Falling

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Horrifying

Adjective

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Dearth

Earth

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Lack of.

Noun

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Criterion

Librarian

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A standard for judgement

Noun

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Commodious

Commode

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Roomy

Adjective

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Lassitude

Lazy Dude

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Tiredness

Noun

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Grandiloquent

Grande elephant

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Acting big and flashy

Adjective

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Incongruous

In congress

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Doesn’t fit or go together

Adjective

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Claimant

Claim ant

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A person making a claim

Noun

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Archaic

Cake

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Old

Adjective

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Cloister

Oyster

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Secluded place

Noun

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Feigned

Insane

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To fake

Verb

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Engulf

Gulf

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Surround

Verb

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Defame

Rename

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To take away a good name

Verb

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Idiosyncrasy

Noun

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What makes a person unique

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Infamy

Family

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An evil reputation

Noun

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Girth

Birth

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The distance around something

Noun

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Fester

Uncle fester

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To ooze pus

Verb

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Exhume

Tomb

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To dig up from a grave

Verb

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Enraptured

Captured

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Excited

Adjective