Words Flashcards by M B | Brainscape

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Borne

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To carry or tolerate

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To utter

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To speak out loud

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Immolation

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Destruction by fire

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Motley

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Costume of many bright colors

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Pipe

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A large barrel

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Vaults

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Underground storerooms

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Catacombs

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Morbid underground tunnels

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Fangs

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Long, Sharp teeth

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Ignoramus

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An ignorant person

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Staples

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Iron rings

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Parlay

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To increase

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Protracted

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To prolong in time or space

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Cunning

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Clever

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Deceitful

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Dishonest

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Lecherous

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Overly sexual

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Cuckold

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Man being cheated upon

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Fatuous

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Foolish

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Fruity

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Ridiculous

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Lurking

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To hide

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Slyly

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Cunningly

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Scoundrel

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Dishonest person

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Dwell

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Stay somewhere for a long time

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Finicky

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Excessively meticulous

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Endearing

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Arousing affection or admiration

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To fret

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To cause emotional strain

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Lewd

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Obscene or vulgar

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Scurrying

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Moving quickly

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Phlegm

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Thick liquid in nose and throat

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Probe

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Surgical instrument

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Pawnbroker

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Lends money in exchange for items

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Pocketbook

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Purse

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Hovering

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To remain in one place, in the air

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Inlays

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Tooth restoration

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Swoon

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Light-headed with joy

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Mangy

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In poor condition

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Filthy

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Disgusting

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Lilt

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Gentle movement

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Craving

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Intense desire

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Hastily

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Hurriedly

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Predicament

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A difficult situation

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Subsided

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To become quiet or less

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Braids

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Interweaving strands of hair

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Limp

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To proceed with difficulty

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Scholarship

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Financial aid to a student

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Watchful

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Carefully observant

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To chime in

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To break into a conversation

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Durable

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Able to exist for a long time

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Ultimately

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In the end

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Gathering

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The collecting of materials

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Pristine

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Fresh and clean

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Farer

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Traveler

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Aeons

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Immeasurably long period of time

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Atavistic

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Recurring trait

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Cradle

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Place of origin

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Lust

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Craving

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Threshold

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Bottom of a door

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Tenement

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Apartment building

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Narrow

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Thin of width

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Cobblestone

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Smoothened stone used as pavement

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Bowed

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Worshipped