Vocabulary Flashcards
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undeleterious
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not harmful; not injurious
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Apparition
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An act of appearing; manifestation
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peasantry
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status or character of a peasant
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fraudulent
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characterized by, involving, or proceeding from trickery or deceit
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philoprogenitiveness
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love of offspring
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lackadaisical
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without interest,vigor, or determination;listless; lethargic
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diatribe
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a bitter,sharply, abusive denunciaition, attack or criticism
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brake
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anything that has a slowing or stopping effect
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incontinently
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immediately; at once; straightaway
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contiguous
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in close proximity without actually touching; near
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courier
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a messenger usually traveling in haste bearing urgent news
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sylvan
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of, pertaining to, or inhabiting the woods
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spendthrift
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a person who SPENDS possessions or money extravagantly
