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The Gold Bug Flashcards

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Intimacy

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The state of being affectionate to another

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Mortification

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Great embarrassment or shame

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Scant

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Barely sufficient or enough

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Magnitude

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Great in size or value

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Fugitives

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One who has escaped, usually for avoiding prison

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Palmetto

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Palm leaves that act as fans

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Horticulture

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The activity of crop or garden growing

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Coppice

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Land which bushes and trees were before

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Recluse

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Someone who lives alone

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Misanthropy

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Disliking to humans

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Sauntering

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Walking in an unhurried way

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Myrtles

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A shrub with white flowers that look like grown dandelions

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Entomology

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The study of insects

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Manumitted

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Set free from slavery

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Bivalve

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The class of mussels

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Genus

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A category of species marked by similar characteristics

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Scarabaeus

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Old beetle species from ancient Egypt

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Scrutinize

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To inspect or examine

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Exacerbate

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To make a bad situation worse

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Demeanor

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An extrovert behaviour

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Infernal

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Relating to hell

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Scoundrel

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A dishonest person (often used for insults)

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Colloquy

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Formal for a conservation

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Burnished

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To polish something (usually metal) by rubbing

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Equanimity

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Calmness during difficult situations

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Disposition

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One’s character and qualities

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Innumerable

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Too many to be counted; too much

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Obstinacy

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The quality of being stubborn

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Visionary

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Describing how one is planning for the future

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Ocular

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Related to the eyes or vision

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Fallacy

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A misbelief

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Picturesque

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Visually attractive; aesthetic

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Interloper

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Someone who is involved in an unwanted situation

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Obstreperous

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Noisy and difficult to control

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Stragglers

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Someone who is behind a group due to speed

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Vicinity

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A neighbourhood or area

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Deliberation

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Careful consideration

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Manifest

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Clear or obvious; evident

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Farce

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A ridiculous or silly situation; comedy

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Excavated

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To dig a hole or tunnel

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Prevarication

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A situation when someone sneakily tells a lie

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Pertinacity

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A quality of sticking to something; persistency

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Vociferated

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To shout, complain or argue loudly

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Vagaries

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A sudden change in a situation or behaviour

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Caprice

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A sudden change in a situation or behaviour

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Intermingled

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To mix or mingle

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Countenance

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A face or facial expression

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Exertions

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Physical or mental effort

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Oblong

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A rectangle or oval

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Pallor

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An unhealthy pale appearance

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Visage

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A person’s face

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Soliloquy

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An act of speaking out one’s thoughts

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Brambles

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A prickly vine or shrub

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Scrutiny

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Critical observation or examination

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Assorted

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Different things put together uncategorized

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Crucifixes

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A cross with a figure of Jesus Christ on it

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Censers

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A container with sweet smells is burned

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Prodigious

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Impressive in size or degree

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Embossed

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Decorated with a design

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Avoirdupois

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A system of weights based

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Corrosion

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Damage from chemicals

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Peculiar

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Strange or odd

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Methodical

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Done according to an established procedure

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Remnants

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A small remaining quantity of something

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Endeavored

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Try hard to achieve something

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Caressed

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Touch gently or lovingly

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Vellum

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Parchment made from the skin of a calf

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Diluted

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Weakened by the addition of water

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Delineated

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To describe or portray precisely

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Mirth

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Amusement expressed in laughter

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Appertain

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To relate to or concern of

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Presentiment

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An intuitive feeling about the future

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Memorandum

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A written message in business or diplomacy

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Enigma

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A person or thing that is mysterious or difficult to understand

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Abstruseness

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The quality of being unclear or abstruse

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Collation

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The action of collecting and combining information in order

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Ascertain

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To confirm something

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Cognizant

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Having knowledge or being aware of

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Apt

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Appropriate or suitable under conditions

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Systematic

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Done under a plan or system

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Apex

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At the top or highest point of something

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Niche

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Comfortable or suitable in life or jobs/specialized in one way

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Procured

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To obtain something with care and effort

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Foliage

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Plant leaves

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Sanguine

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Optimistic or positive

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Contrived

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Purposefully than naturally

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Grandiloquence

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A style that uses big words for admiration

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Mystification

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The act of bewildering someone; to mystify someone

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Atrocity

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A wicked or cruel act

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Expedient

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Convenient and realistic although immoral or improper (cloning per se)

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Mattock

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A tool shaped like a pickaxe

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