Vocabulary 160-180 Flashcards
1
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Complicated Syntax
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A more complicated format in which words and phrases are arranged to create sentences
2
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Allusion
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Already did it on one of my other sets of vocabulary
3
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Distortion
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Twists, exaggerates, changes, and makes something quite different from what it actually is
4
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Illustrious
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Famous, bright
5
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Jocular
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Playful, funny
6
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Bivouac
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A temporary encampment often in an unsheltered area
7
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Caldron
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A large cast iron pot
8
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Yankee
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Is a northern person
9
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uncosmopolitan
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Someone who does not belong in a single community
10
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Verity
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The quality or state of being true or real
11
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somnambulistic
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Sleep walking
12
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Grope
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To feel about with hands
13
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placid
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Calm or peaceful
14
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Covert
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Secret or hidden
15
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Protracted
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A drawn out argument or discussion
