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Confederacy of Dunces 2
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11th Grade
03/08/2011
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abstruse
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hidden, secret, hard to understand
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olfactory
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related to the sense of smell
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trollop
 Definition
dirty, immoral or promiscuous women
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distaff
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maternal, female
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patina
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a surface appearance of something grown beautiful
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rustic
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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
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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
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eructation
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belch
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offal
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garbage
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surreptitious
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secret
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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
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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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rake
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vitriolic
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sharp or bitter in speech or writing
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