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Vocab 14-15 Flashcards

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Connoisseur

King of the sewer

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(The king of the sewer is a connoisseur of garbage)

An expert in matters of art and taste. Noun.

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Artisan

Art in sand

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(Little jimmy was a sand castle artisan)

A person skilled in a craft. Noun.

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Debacle

The buckle

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(When the buckle broke hamlet became a debacle)

A sudden failure. Noun.

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Begat

Forget

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(The old lady in the shoe begat so many kids she forgot who was who)
To create. Verb.

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Coterie

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Groupies. Noun

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Chattel

Cattle

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(Tex’s cattle were his chattel)

What you own, property or slaves. Noun

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Atrophy

Trophy

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(Once a trophy champion, Jim’s muscles atrophied due to illness)
To wither away. Verb

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Asunder

Thunder

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(The thunder tore them asunder)

In separate parts.

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Dissolution

Solution

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(When they were unable to agrees so a dissolution was a solution)
The breaking up of an agreement. Noun

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Dromedary

Roaming dairy

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(On the Arabian deserts, a mother dromedary is a roaming dairy)
A one humped camel. Noun

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Enrapture

Capture

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(They’re enraptured when they captured them)

Thrilled.

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Exhume

Tomb

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(He likes to exhume tombs)

To dig up from a grave. Verb

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Fester

Uncle fester

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(Uncle fester likes to pick his scabs and watch them fester)

To ooze puss. Verb

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Harangue

Meringue

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(The mayors harangue was met with meringue pies)

A lecture when you talk down to someone. Verb

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Insouciant

South sea ant

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(The south sea ant are the most insouciant ants of all)

Relaxed. Adjective

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Marshal

Marshal

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(The marshal marshaled the cowboys)

To gather people together. Verb

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Entomology

Apology

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(An entomologist gives an apology)

The study of insects. Noun

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Fawn

Fawn

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(The fawn is fawning)

To show affection. Verb

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Demagogue

Them dogs

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(Them dogs hitler and Mussolini were demagogues)

To rule through using emotions. Noun

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Desiccate

This dry cake

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(This dry cake has desiccated)

To dry out completely/dehydrate. Verb

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Menagerie

Lingerie

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(A menagerie of lingerie)

A collection of animals. Noun

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Gossamer

Customers

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(The spiders gossamer captured many unhappy customers)

A delicate fabric. Noun

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Lexicon

Mexican

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(A Mexican reading his lexicon)

The vocabulary associated with something. Noun

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Fjord

Ford

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(Ford in a fjord)

A long narrow inlet from the sea. Noun

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