Vocab #2 Flashcards

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Donnybrook

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A fight; an uproar

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Metamorphosis

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A transformation or dramatic change

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Nonchalant

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Unconcerned, indifferent

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Vestige

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A trace or evidence of something that once existed

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Interlocutor

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Someone who participates in a conversation

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Procrustacean

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Strictly disregarding individual differences or circumstances

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Stygian

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Dark and forbidding

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Sophistry

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A deliberately deceptive or misleading argument

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Carte Blanche

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Boundless authority; unlimited power to act

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Incantation

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A chant; a recited magical spell

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Cosmopolitan

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Worldly; sophisticated

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Rife

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Abundant; prevalent

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Nomenclature

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Technical names or naming system in art and science

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Brigand

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A robber or bandit

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Contemptuous

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Haughty; scornful

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