Vocabulary 24 Flashcards

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rummage

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(v) to move things around while searching for something.

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sage

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(n) a person celebrated for wisdom; plant used for cooking.

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secular

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(adj) not related or concerned with religion.

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skirmish

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(n) minor fight between small groups of soldiers; short argument, especially between political candidates.

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squalor

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(n) filth and misery; degradation.

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stoic

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(adj) impassive; unmoved by joy or grief.

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supercilious

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(adj) full of contempt for others; arrogant.

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swindler

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(n) a person who cheatspeople to get something from them.

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unscathed

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(adj) unharmed

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vicissitude

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(n) change of fortune; problems in a situation or in your life.

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waive

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(v) to give up a claimor a right voluntarily; to refrain from enforcing.

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whimisical

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(adj) unusual in a playful or amusing way; capricious; not serious.

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witticism

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(n) a clever or funny remark.

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worldly

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(adj) connected to the world in which we live rather than withspiritual things; having a lot of experience of life.

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zeal

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(n)eager enthusiasm

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