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WL 40 Flashcards

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termagant

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n. shrew, scolding, brawling woman

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terminology

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n. terms used in a science or art

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terrapin

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n. american marsh tortoise

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tesselated

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adj. inlaid, mosaic

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testator

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n. maker of a will

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theosophy

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n. wisdom in divine things

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timorous

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adj. fearful, demonstrating fear

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titillate

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v. tickle

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tocsin

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n. alarm bell

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tonsure

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n. shaving of head, especially by persons entering a religious order

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touchstone

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n. stone used to fest the fineness of gold alloys; criterion

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trencherman

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n. good eater

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triolet

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n. eight-line stanza

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troglodyte

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n. cave-dweller

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trope

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n. figure of speech

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truckle

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v. curry favor, act in an obsequious way; fawning

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tutelary

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adj. protective; pertaining to a guardianship

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ukase

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n. official degree, usually Russian

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unilateral

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adj. one-sided

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untoward

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adj. unfortunate; annoying

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ursine

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adj. bearlike; pertaining to a bear

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usufruct

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n. right of enjoying things belonging to another

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valance

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n. short drapery hanging above windowframe

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valedictory

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adj. pertaining to farewell

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valetudinarian

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n. invalid

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vassal

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n. in feudalism, one who held land of a superior lord

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vendetta

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n. feud; private warfare

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verbatim

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adv. word for word

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vermicular

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adj. pertaining to a worm

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Vertiginous

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adj. causing dizziness; giddy

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viable

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adj. capable of maintaining life

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vitreous

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adj. pertaining to or resembling glass

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vivisection

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n. act of dissecting living animals

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wastrel

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n. profligate; squanderer; waster

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welkin

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n. sky

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welter

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v. wallow

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whorl

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n. ring of leaves around stem; ring

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yeoman

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n. man owning small estate; middle-class farmer

39
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yokel

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n. country bumpkin

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