Vocab List 12 Flashcards

(15 cards)

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acolous

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limbless

*cant swing like this

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pontificate

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to express opinion in a way that shows you think your always right
***Dr. Sullivan does this

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teleozoic

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having tissues composed of cells

*humans

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fillup

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an act or instance of of filling up

*when you fill up a drink cup

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blab

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to reaveal discreetly 
*when someone eats in english class they do this
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mollycoddle

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to overprotect

^dads to this to daughters

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tryst

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a secret meeting between two people in a relationship

*people having an affair do this

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xanthic

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yellowis

*baby chickens

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qivuit

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wool from an undercoat of musk oxen

*one of the warmest wools

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quean

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a disreputable women

*or a prostitute

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anencephalous

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lacking a brain

*scarecrow in wizard of oz

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largesse

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generosity on giving

*fischer family

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nefarious

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wicked depraved lacking moral standards

*Lottiep

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eschew

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to shun or avoid

*often used in diet books

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chauvinistic ally

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aggressive and exaggerated patriotism

*comes from the legend of Nicholas Chauven

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