List 8 Flashcards
(33 cards)
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Quaff
A
Drink down quickly
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Dotard
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Foolish old man
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Percipient
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Perceptive
3
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Perdition
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Damnation
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Quagmire
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Marsh
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Drivel
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Nonsense
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Peremptory
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In a commanding manner
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Stevedore
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Dockworker
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Virtuoso
A
An accomplished musician
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Droll
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Dryly amusing
10
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Galleon
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Ancient type of sailing ship
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Intermittent
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Sporadic; irregular
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Quandary
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Dilemma; puzzle
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Virulent
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Dangerous; harmful
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Auspicious
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Favorable
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Gambol
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Frolic; leap; bound
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Intransigence
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Stubbornness
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Perfunctory
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Superficial; cursory
18
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Peripatetic
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Nomadic; moving from place to place
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Quarry
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Something that is hinted; mine for stone
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Garish
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Gaudy
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Stolid
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Impassive; dull; indifferent
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Inveterate
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Habitual
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Moratorium
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Temporary prohibition or halt to activity
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Ebullient
Very lively
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Garrulous
Talkative
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Moribund
On the point of death
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Invidious
Arousing envy
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Pernicious
Destructive
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Strident
Loud and harsh
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Vociferous
Noisy; loud in speech
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Gaunt
Emaciated; bony and angular
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Persnickety
Fastidious; fussy; attentive to detail