Vocabulary 2 Flashcards by Logan Luedike | Brainscape

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sumptuous

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lavish and costly

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frolic

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a merry prank

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derision

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scornful laughter

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gilded

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covered in a thin layer of gold

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dome

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a rounded top of something

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ferule

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stick or ruler used for punishment to strike children on the hand

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smasmodic

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occurring very irregularly

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gesticulation

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lively or excited gestures

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edification

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moral improvement

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frivolous

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silly, lacking seriousness

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geniality

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friendly and cheerful

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garret

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a room directly under the roof of a house

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temperance

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exhibiting self-control

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abstain

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do without something; refrain

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convalescent

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recovering from illness

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forbearance

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patience, control

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incongruous

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not appropriate; out of place

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chronicle

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a written account of an event

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contrived

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made up; devised

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portentuous

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indicating evil to come; ominous