wtf Flashcards

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An addition that is helpful but not necessary

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Adjunct

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2
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Indicator of events

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Bellwether

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3
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A screech/howl

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caterwaul

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4
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Absurd, farfetched, out of this world

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chimerical

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5
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burnt out/lacking energy

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effete

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an acomplished/presumably irreversible deed

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fait accompli

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stubborn, narrowminded, rigid, not flexible

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hidebound

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chain of command, system of ranks

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hierarchy

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religious service/rite

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liturgy

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10
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optical illusion

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mirage

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confusing situation in where one is entrapped, swamp/soft wet ground

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morass

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12
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offensive, disgusting, harmful

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noisome

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13
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forgetful/unaware

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oblivious

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14
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deserter/coward

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poltroon

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15
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a convert/disciple

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proselytizing

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16
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resembling but not actually being seemingly but not actually completly

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quasi

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good humor teasing/mocking

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raillery

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vulgar, coarse, irreversible teasing/mocking

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ribald

18
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lying flat on one’s back

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supine

19
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short descriptive literary sketch

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vignette