Wallbanger Flashcards

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a shelf that projects from the wall above a fireplace

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Mantel

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Unabashed

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Unapologetic

Unembarrassed

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Debauchery

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Sin, vice, immorality

Wild gathering involving in drinking , partying and promiscuity.

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Splay

Peacock splay their feathers when they want to show off

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Spread out,
Widen
Unfurl

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Shaggy

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a. Long, think and poorly groomed hair or fur.
Unkempt , messy, Unruly
b. confused or unclear in conception or thinking.

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Burrow

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(Noun) hole, den
to make a hole or tunnel in the ground by digging
: to move or press under, through, or into something

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Prohibitive

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Discourage, restrict

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Hiatus (noun)

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Suspension
Gap (when it comes to objects)
Break ( interruption in time or continuity)

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‌Staggering

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Impressive (surprisingly impressive as to stun or overwhelm)
Astonishing

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10
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parched

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Thirsty, dried out, cooked (roasted)

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Wee

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a. short time (noun)
b. Small (teensy-weensy) (adj)
c. Very early (adj)
d. Urinate (verb)

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Clawfoot

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Abnormally High foot arch

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Prune

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Cut back, crop the growth of something (verb) 
Get rid (weed out) of unwanted things ( verb) 
Dried plum (noun)
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Plowed

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(of farmland) broken and turned over with a plow
plow back :toreinvest(profits) in abusiness
Plow under : to cause to disappear : bury, overwhelm ( to be overwhelmed with burden)

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Hangnail

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a small piece of skin hanging loose at the side or bottom of a fingernail, tearing it produces a painful sore that is easily infected

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16
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Carpal tunnel

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a passageway in the wrist through which nerves and the flexor muscles of the hands pass

17
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Admittedly

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As acknowledged

Confessedly

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Rap

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a. Strike something.
b. Tap, knock
c. Voluble conservation
d. exchange thoughts; talk with
e. Talk at great lengths.

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Throes (noun)

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Violent pangs of suffering

Sting, ache