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Vocab 8 Flashcards

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Divertimento

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In instrumental composition and several movements light and diverting in character similar to serenade

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Al dente

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Cooked enough to be firm but not soft

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Cognoscenti

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Persons who have superior knowledge and understanding of a particular field

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Dilettante

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A person who takes up an art activity or subject merely for amusement

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Fiasco

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A complete Ignominious failure

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Imbroglio

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A misunderstanding or disagreement of a complicated or better nature as between persons or nations

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Vendetta

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A private feud in which the members of the family of a merger person sick to avenge the murder by killing the slayer or one of the slayer’s relatives such practiced in Corsica and parts of Italy

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Poltergeist

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A ghost or spirit supposed to manifest its presence by making noises knocking’s etc.

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Auslander

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Foreigner alien or outlander

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Probity

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Integrity and uprightness or honesty

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Gestalt

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A configuration pattern organized field having specific properties cannot be derived from the summation of its component parts the unified whole

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Doppelgänger

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A ghostly double or counterpart of a living person

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Schuss

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A fast straight downhill run in skiing

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Zeitgeist

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The spirit of the time general trend of thought or feeling characteristic of a particular period of time

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Verboten

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Forbidden as by law or prohibited

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De facto

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In fact in reality actually existing

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Kaput

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Ruined done for or demolished

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Schlemiel

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And awkward and unlucky person for whom things never turn out right

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Schmo

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A foolish boring or stupid person, a jerk

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Kosher

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Selling or serving food prepared in accordance with dietary laws of the Jewish, genuine or authentic

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Ipso facto

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By the fact itself or by the very nature of the deed

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kibitzer

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Spectator at a card game who looks at the players cards over their shoulders one who gives unsolicited advice

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Blitzkrieg

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A swift and violent military offensive with intensive Ariel bombardment

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Pension

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Accommodations or the payment for accommodations especially at a boarding house or small hotel in Europe

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Hacienda

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Large land of the state one used for farming or ranching the main house on such a state

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Joie de vivre

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I delight in being alive keen or carefree enjoyment of living

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Legerdemain

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Slight of hand or trickery or deception

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Naïve

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Liking worldly experience and understanding

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Poppycock

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Senseless talk or nonsense

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Chablis

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Very dry white burgundy wine originally from East central France

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Cabaret

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A restaurant providing food drinks music and dance floor and often of floor show

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Magna cum laude

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With great praise used in the plumbers to grant the next highest of three special honors for a grade above the average

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À la mode

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And or according to the fashion or service ice cream

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Beau monde

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The fashion world or high society

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Trousseau

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The position such as clothing and linens that a bride assembles for her marriage

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Sophomore

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Literally wise for indicates one who is conceited and overconfident of knowledge for poorly informed and immature

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Hoity toity

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Assuming airs or pretentious or haughty

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Bona fide

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Made it done presented etc. In good faith or without deception or fraud

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Repartee

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A swift witty reply

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Impresario

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A person who organizes or manages public entertainment such as operas ballets or concerts

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Eschelon

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Of formation of groups units or individuals

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Heebie-jeebies

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I condition of extreme nervousness caused by fear or worry or strain

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equestrian

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Of or relating to horseback riding or horseback riders

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Pro bono publico

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Literally means for the public good or welfare

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Lebensraum

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Any additional space needed in order to act or function

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