vocabulary Flashcards
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Sieve
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an instrument with a meshed or perforated bottom, used for separating coarse from fine parts of loose matter, for straining liquids, etc., especially one with a circular frame and fine meshes or perforations.
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Melancholy
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Gloomy state of mind
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Tyranny
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Exercise of power
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Quaverd
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Quiver, tremble
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Drone
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Male honey bee stingless
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Contemptible
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Despicable
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Insidious
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Proceeding in a gradual way
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Heresy
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Belief or opinion contrary to orthodox
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Proboscis
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Nose of a mammal
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Patronage
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Support given by a patron
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Titillation
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Interest or excite
