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Vocab 13&14 Flashcards

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Connoisseur

Link: king of the sewer

A

An expert, particularly in art and taste

Noun

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Artisian:

Link: art in sand

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A worker skilled in craft

Noun

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Debacle

Link: the buckle

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A sudden calamitous downfall or catastrophe

Noun

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Beget

Link: forget

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To give birth or to create

Verb

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Exhume:

Link:tomb

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To dig up from a grave or to bring up something from the past
Verb

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Enraptured

Link:capture

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To delight

Adjective

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Dromedary

Link: roaming dairy

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A one-humped camel

Noun

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Dissolutions

Link: solution

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When something breaks up or when a contract is broken

Noun

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Fester:

Link: Uncle Fester

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To ooze puss

Verb

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Insouciant

Link: south sea ants

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Laid back or carefree

Adjective

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Harangue

Link: meringue

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To lecture at in a negative way

Verb

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Marshal

Link:marshal

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To assemble or gather

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Coterie

Link: coat for three

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The Groupies or Entourage

Noun

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Chattel:

Link: cattle

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Property or slaves

Noun

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Atrophied

Link: trophy

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To wither away

Verb

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Asunder:

Link: thunder

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In separate parts

Adjective

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Fawning:

Link:fawn

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To show affection

Verb

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Demagogue

Link:them dogs

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A ruler who manipulates emotions

Noun

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Desiccate

Link: this dry cake

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To dry dry out completely

Verb

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Entomology

Link:apaology

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The scientific study of insects

Noun

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Menagerie

Link: lingerie

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A collection of live wild animals on exhibit

Noun

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Fjord

Link:ford

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A long narrow inlet from the sea between steep cliffs or hills
Noun

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Lexicon

Link:mexican

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A group of words associated with something

Noun

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Gossamer:

Link: customers

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A sheer, gauzy fabric

Adjective

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