list 6 part 2 Flashcards
(94 cards)
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lampoon
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to ridicule
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labyrinth
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maze
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levity
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humor, lightheartedness
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lilting
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pleasantly rising and falling
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loquacious
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talkative
like laquisha
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maelstorm
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giant whirlpool
violent storm
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malediction
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a curse
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manifest
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obvious
to demonstrate
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mirth
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happiness
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momentous
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very important
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morbidity
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unhealthy, glomminess
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musty
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stale smelling
like mustard
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nebulous
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vague, unclear, cloudy (nubes)
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nettle
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to annoy
like Neville
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oaf
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a big clumsy stupid person
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obsequious
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overly submissive, asskisisng
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officious
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pushy, offering unwanted help or advice
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opulence
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wealth, abundance
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ordination
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a ceremony for initiation or a priest
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paltry
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unimportant
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papyrus
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paper made from papyrus plant
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parochial
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narrow minded
relating the church
Pharoh
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pathogenic
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capable of causing disease
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peccadillo
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small crime
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penitent
sorry
| penance
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perdition
hell, damnation
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peruse
to read carefully
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Phoenix
bird that signifies immortality
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pithy
short and to the point, full of meaning
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platitude
cliche, trite remark
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plight
bad situation
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polemical
deliberately controversial
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prattle
foolish or meaningless talk
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précis
summary
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prestidigitation
magic tricks
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proliferation
rapid growth in numbers
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propriety
proper behavior
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purse
go bring together
| like lips
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quack
one who pretends to be a doctor, dishonest person
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quiescence
stillness
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rabid
furious or mad, infected by rabies
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ramshackle
SHAKy, unstable
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red herring
misleading clue
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relinquish
to give up
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repast
meal
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reproach
to scold, to blame
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revile
to insult
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rider
an addition to a document
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rogue
one who cheats or plays tricks
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ruddiness
reddish in complexion
Rudy
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saga
long story of adventure
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salve
soothing lotion
| to soothe
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saunter
to walk slowly
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scintillating
exciting, brilliant
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self effacement
modesty, humility
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serrated
having sharp edges like a knife
or saw
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shorthchange
give less than te right amount
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skinflint
a cheap person
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slothful ness
laziness
59
smear
ruin the rep of
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snarl
to tangle like a string
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sophomoric
immature
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spangle
a small sparkling object
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squander
to spend wastefully
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stats is
state of not moving
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stoke
to kindle
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stratum
one of many layers
stratosphere
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stupefaction
astonishment
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supplement
add
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surmount
to overcome
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table
to delay considering something
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tangential
off the topic
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tawdry
cheap
dry
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titter
short nervous laugh, giggle
when u see a tit
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torrid
hot, passionate
| tori is pretty
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transient
short lived
transforms
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trifle
to treat as unimportant
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ubiquitous
everywhere at the same time
78
underplay
to play down (opposite of exaggerate)
79
unflappable
calm
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unquenchable
unable to be satisfied
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unsound
not logical
| unhealthy
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upbraid
to criticize harshly
83
warikaday
common
84
winsome
winning, charming
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wholesome
healthful
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wheedle
to persuade by flattey
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warranted
justified
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vignette
small picture
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verve
energy
90
veracity
truth
91
vendetta
revenge
92
vanity
pride In oneself
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vacillate
to change back and forth
