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40 Cards in this Set
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argot
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special vocab of particular social group
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amalgam
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rare mineral (combo of mercury and other metals)
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baleful
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harmful or evil in intent
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apartheid
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policy of racial segregation in SA
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scourge
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source of widespread devestation
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straitened
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put into difficulty
to straiten to put into difficulty (esp. financial) |
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impunity
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exemption from punishment
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hermeneutics
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study of Bible interpretation
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febrile
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having a fever; feverish
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implacable
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impossible to appease
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transience
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state of being temporary; lasting a short time
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foment
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to instigate or foster
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proletariat
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member if the working/poor class
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dregs
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small remnants, least valuable parts
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pendulous
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swinging freely; oscillating
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interminable
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unending; having no limits
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drone
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a person who lives on the labor of others
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respite
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noun - a delay
verb - to relieve other temporarily |
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despondent
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showing profound hopelessness
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impotence
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sterility (esp. with males)
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reckoning
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calculation, bill, judgement
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meagre
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deficient in quality/quantity
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veld
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the open country
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vehemence
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strong, forceful feeling
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decency
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respectful or moral behavior
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shebeen
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an illegal bar
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eddies
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a little whirlpool
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ensensate
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numb/lacking feeling
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heedless
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careless/carefree
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monoliths
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a large block of stone
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discordant
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disagreeing, not going together
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quicksilver
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mercury
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virtue
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a good quality/characteristic
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disconcert
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to unsettle, bother, upset
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evocative
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bringing strong images or memories
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nullity
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nothingness
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specters
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ghosts
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gaudy
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tacky, extr. bright or showy
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lorries
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trucks
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grimace
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scowl, face in pain
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