List 4 Flashcards

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belie

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v. to show to be false or give a false impression

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benefactor

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n. one who does well or good, person who gives money or other help to a person or cause

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3
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betoken

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v. to give evidence of

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4
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blasphemous

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adj. profane, sacrilegious

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5
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bondage

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n. state of being bound by slavery or servitude

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bounteous

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adj. generous or abundant

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boycott

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v. to refrain from having any dealings with

n. the protest itself

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8
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brevity

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n. shortness of duration, concisness

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bulwark

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n. wall like defensive structure, strong support or protection, foundation, basis

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bunkum

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n. insincere or foolish talk (nonsense), gibberish

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cairn

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n. heap of stones piles as a memorial or as a landmark

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capitulate

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v. to surrender

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carouse

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n. a drunken revel

v. loud partying, drink liquor excessively

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carrion

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n. road kill, dead and putrefying flesh

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cauldron

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n. large kettle or boiler

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16
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Which word is a synonym for servitude?

17
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Which word came from the OF bontif or bonte?

18
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Which word is from an Irish land agent?

19
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Which word when plural refers to the side of the ship above the upper deck?

20
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Which word came from a country in North Carolina?

21
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Which word is from the Gaelic for a heap?

22
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Which syllable of blasphemous is accented?

23
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Which word came from the Latin word for decay?

24
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Who is a female benefactor?

25
-or is a suffix which indicates what in relation to the word benefactor?
person