Vocab List 17 5/28 Flashcards

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Boodle

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B money esp gained or spent illegally improperly

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Bunkum

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N insincere talk

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Caseous

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Ash of like cheese

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Conundrum

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N confusing difficult problem or question

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5
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Defenestrate

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V to throw out the window

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Diddle

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V pass time aimlessly

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Dogmatic

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Ash inclined to lay down principles as incontrovertibly true

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Flibbertigibbet

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N frivolous flighty excesseviley talkative Person

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Frabjous

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Ash delightful joyous

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Frippery

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Showy

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Grubstake

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Money other assitance furnished at a time of need

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Hokum

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Nonsense

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Kerfuffle

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A commotion fuss

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Malarkey

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Meaningless talk nonsense

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Mawkish

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Sentimental in feeble sickly way

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Moppet

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Small endearingly sweet child

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Piffle

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Talk or act in a trivial way

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Snod

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Well organized

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Yahoo

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Rude noisy violent person

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Bafflegab

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N confusing generally unintelligible jargon