Manhattan 5 Flashcards
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rococo
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very elaborate (18th century France)
2
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rue
A
regret
3
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ruminate
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to reflect over in mind
4
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savant
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learned person
5
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scant
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not enough, barely enough
6
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scintilla
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a tiny bit or a trace
7
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scurvy
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mean
8
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sentient
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conscious
9
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seraphic
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like an angel, serene
10
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skirt
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border
11
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skittish
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shy, fickle, uncertain
12
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slake
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satisfy(thirst), cool
13
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slew
A
large number of
14
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sobriquet
A
nickname
15
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solecism
A
non standard use of grammar, mistake esp in etiquette
16
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somantic
A
of the body
17
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solecism
A
nonstandard use of grammar, mistake esp in etiquette
18
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squalid
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disgusting,
19
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stasis
A
equilibrium
20
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stentorian
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very loud and powerful
21
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stipulate
A
specify
22
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stolid
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unemotional
23
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stratagem
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crafty scheme
24
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strut
A
structural support or brace
25
subpeona
a court order requiring a person to appear in court and give testimony
26
sully
make dirty
27
surmise
guess and infer
28
tacit
silently
29
tendentious
jaundiced, biased
30
tenuous
having little substance
31
terse
concise, brief
32
toady
ingratiating
33
tome
large or scholarly book
34
trenchant
caustic sharp, keen.
35
trite
lacking freshness
36
truculent
belligerent, pugnacious
37
turpitude
depravity
