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Vocabulary 1 Flashcards

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Avuncular

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Uncle-like, adj

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Supple

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Bendable, flexible, adj

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Hiatus

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A break in a continuum, noun

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Leviathan

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A large marine animal, noun

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Mordant

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Bitingly sarcastic, adj

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Deface

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To spoil the appearance of something, verb

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Bibulous

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Excessively fond of drinking alcohol, adj

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Zeitgeist

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The defining mood of a particular period of history, noun

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Adulation

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Excessive praise, noun

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Leonine

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Lion-like, adj

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