List 14 Flashcards

(20 cards)

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ewer

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a pitcher of water

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eyot

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a small island

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enigmatic

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full of mystery

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billingsgate

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coarsley abusive language

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pronk

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weak or foolish person

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noceur

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characteristic of staying up late

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incendiary

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one who sets fire deliberately arsonist

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exhume

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to remove from a grave

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gibber

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to speak nonsense

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cantillate

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to chant

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autolatry

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to worship oneself

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sycophants

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one who acts obsequiously toward someone in order to gain advantage

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bluestocking

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characterized by the markings of an intellectual

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salup

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jalap

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shillelagh

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club

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turdiform

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having taken the form of a lark

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romp

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to play or frolic

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tup

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ostentatiously

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in a flamboyant manner

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confounding

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too many other variables that may affect performances