Vocab 1-45 Flashcards

(45 cards)

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asinico

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little ass

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scullion

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kitchen wench

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rampallion

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scoundrel

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fustilarian

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fat woman

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5
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embossed

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risen to ahead

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6
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carbuncle

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sore or a boil

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7
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furtive

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attempting to avoid notice or attention

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incommodious

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unfortunately or inconvieniently small

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bacchanalien

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riotously drunken merrymaking

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menagerie

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collection of live animals for study or display

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foray

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a sudden short attack

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12
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equition

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the act of riding on horseback

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13
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insuperable

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incapable of being overcome, surmounted

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14
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truculent

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fierce, cruel, savagely brutal

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swiz

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a swindle or dissapointment, swizzle

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16
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gymkhanas

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a field day for horses consisting of horsemanship exhibitions and pageants

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16
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lascivious

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lustful

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17
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mountebank

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deciever who falsely claims to have knowledge

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descry

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percieve, catch sight of

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epicure

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person with refined taste for food or drink

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wanton

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senseless and cruel

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sultry

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oppressively hot and humid, sweltering, passionate, sensual

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germane

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relevant, pertinent

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carp

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unreasonably find fault over petty or minor concerns, complain, nitpick

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impugn
challenge as false, cast doubt upon, discredit, gainsay
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muse
source of inspiration, to think deeply, meditate, ponder
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cogitate
consider carefully and deeply
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endue
to give qualities or abilities to
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immolate
offer as sacrafice
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commiserate
feel or express sympathy or compassion
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besmirch
smear so as to make dirty or stained
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modicum
a small quantity of a particular thing
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offal
the entrails of an animal used as food, pate, tripe
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expostulation
the act of reasoning earnestly in order to correct
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provender
dry food for domestic animals
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postilion
person who rides front left horse of a carriage
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cadaverous
relating to a corpse
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gamut
complete range or scope of something
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glib
fluent and voluble but insincere and shallow
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convivial
friendly, lively, and enjoyable
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laconic
using very few words
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draft
a written order to pay a specified sum, a check
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valise
small traveling bag or suitcase
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evanescence
to disappear gradually, vanish, fade away
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despoil
steal or violently remove valuable or attractive possessions from, plunder