english vocab Flashcards
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metamorphosis
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n. a transformation of dramatic change
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donnybrook
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n. a fight; an uproar
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nonchalant
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n. unconerced; indifferent
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vestige
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n a trace or evidence of something that once existed
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interlocular
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n. someone who participates in a coversation
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procrustean
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adj. strictly disregarding individual differences
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stygian
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adj dark and forbidding
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sophistry
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n. a deliberately deceptive or misleading argument
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bincantation
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n. a chant; arecited magical spell
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cosmopolitan
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adj .worldy; sophisticated
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rife
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adj. abundant ; prevalent
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nomenclature
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n. technical names or naming system in an art or science
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brigand
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n. a robber or bandit
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contemptuous
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adj. haughty; scornful
