Vocabulary Flashcards

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boisterous

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full of noisy enthusiasm and energy

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gaunt

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extremely thin and bony in appearance

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taggle

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a small group

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contortion

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a twisting of something, especially a part of the body, out of its natural shape

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genial

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having a kind and good-natured disposition or manner

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ramshackle

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poorly maintained or constructed and seeming likely to fall apart or collapse

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pungent

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sharply affecting the organs of taste or smell, as if by a penetrating power; biting

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medley

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a mixture of elements; hodgepodge; jumble

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stockade

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a defensive barrier consisting of strong posts or timbers fixed upright in the ground

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merciless

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without mercy; pitiless; cruel