Word List 29 Flashcards
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lithe
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adj. flexible
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ensemble
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n. group of players
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citadel
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n. fortress
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disconsolate
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adj. sad
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upbraid
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v. severely scold
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dolt
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n. stupid person
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pugilist
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n. boxer
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forswear
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v. renounce
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gourmand
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n. epicure; critique for food
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vortex
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n. whirlwind
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cumulative
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adj. growing by addition
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chaste
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adj. pure, virginal
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vitriolic
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adj. corrosive
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sporadic
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adj. occurring irregularly
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extrovert
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n. person interested mostly in external objects
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dexterous
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adj. skillful
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purse
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v. pucker, contract into wrinkles
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mottled
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adj. to be diverting
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skinflint
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n. miser
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glaze
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v. furnish with glass
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orgy
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n. wild, drunken revelry
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exhume
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v. dig corpses out of the ground
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animus
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n. hostile
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graduated
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adj. to be ranked
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grotesque
adj. to be strange
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exhilarating
adj. to be cheering
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genteel
adj. urbane
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subterfuge
n. excuse
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fallible
adj. easy to be tricked
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tarry
v. to stay
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cede
v. to stay
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avuncular
adj. like an uncle
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natty
adj. clean and tidy
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wane
v. to decrease in size
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declivity
n. downhill slope
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diligence
n. steadiness of effort
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knotty
adj. intricate
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verdant
adj. green
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collate
v. examine in order to verify authenticity
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neophyte
n. beginner
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beeline
n. direct, quick route
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distill
v. extract
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burgeon
v. grow forth
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aplomb
b. poise
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prate
v. speak foolishly
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dinghy
n. small ship's boat
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tyro
n. beginner
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altercation
n. noise quarrel
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blare
n. loud, harsh roar or screech, dazzling blaze of light
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travail
n. labor
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epilogue
prologue
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subliminal
adj. below conscious
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gait
n. manner of walking
