Our town Vocab Flashcards
(35 cards)
1
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affront
A
v/n offense/to offend
2
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alacrity
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n eagerness
3
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anthropology
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n origins of humans
4
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barren
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adj dry
5
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belligerent
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n agressive/hostile
6
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brisk
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adj quick/fast
7
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burgle
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v rob
8
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contrive
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v bring about
9
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crestfallen
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adj downhearted
10
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diligent
A
adj industrious
11
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drenched
A
v/adj soaked
12
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gingham
A
n a woven, cotton, checked cloth
13
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handkerchief
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n a small square of cloth
14
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heliotrope
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n very fragrant purple flowers
15
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highboy
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n a tall chest of drawers
16
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legacy
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n something handed down from generation to generation
17
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lugubriousness
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n oozing sadness
18
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meditatively
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adj thoughtfully
19
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omniscient
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adj all-knowing
20
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parlor
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n living room
21
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phosphate
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n soda or soft drink
22
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pince-nez
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n glasses with a nose clip and no arms
23
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radiant
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adj beaming
24
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relations
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n connections/relatives
25
retired
v to go to bed
26
sassy
adj bold/cheeky
27
savant
n an intellectual
28
seize
v to grab
29
sentimentality
n extravagant in feeling
30
spectacles
n eye glasses
31
torrent
n flood
32
traipse
v a slow walk
33
trellis
n frame for plants to grow on
34
unobtusively
adj secretive
35
farse
a satire
