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English Vocab List 16
Vocab from Confederacy of Dunces (group 2)
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11th Grade
03/08/2011

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abstruse
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hard to understand, hidden, secret, esoteric, recondite
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olfactory
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related to the sense of smell
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trollop
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dirty, immoral, or promiscuous woman, esp. a PROSTITUTE
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distaff
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adj- female, maternal
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patina
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any thin coating or color change resulting from age
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rustic
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lacking refinement, elegance, polish or sophistication; ROUGH; RURAL
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mensch
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yiddish for a decent, moral, respectable person
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perambulate
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to walk about or through, esp. in examining or inspecting
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roistering
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noisy revelry
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viscous
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having a cohesive, sticky consistency
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fop
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a foolish person; a vain, affected man, a dandy
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eructation
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n- belch
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offal
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GARBAGE; butchered remains of an animal unfit for conumption
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surreptitious
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adj- secret, done by stealt
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vintner
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a person who sells or makes wine
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chanteuse
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female singer, esp. in nightclubs
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fey
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strange or unusual
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avian
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having to do with birds
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roué
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a debauchee, RAKE
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vitriolic
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sharp or bitter in speech or writing
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