Paul's Vocabulary #4 Flashcards by Paul lyons | Brainscape

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clam

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wrong note

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legato

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smoothly

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woodshed

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practice an instrument

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busk

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play for donations

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da capo

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from the top

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cartography

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art of mapmaking

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latitude

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distance north or south from the equator

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terra firma

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dry land

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torque

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twisting force

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ambience

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atmosphere

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diabolical

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devilish

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rambunctious

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unruly

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ambivalence

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contradictory feelings

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abdicate

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give up

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sawbuck

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ten-dollar bill

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abscond

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steal away

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abstruse

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Hard to understand

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mayhem

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Injury by violence

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proverbial

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Well-known

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transient

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Fleeting; of short duration