Kavalier and Clay vocab Flashcards
1
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scabrous
A
having a rough surface because of minute points or projections
2
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sluice
A
artificial channel for conducting water
3
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epoch
A
particular period of time marked by distinctive features
4
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donnybrook
A
inordinately wild fight or contentious dispute, brawl
5
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raffish
A
carefree or fun-loving unconventionality
6
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paramour
A
illicit lover
7
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pugilist
A
person who fights with fists
8
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acuity
A
sharpness of vision or perception, clarity
9
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sic
A
thus-passage is wrong but direct quote
10
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rubicund
A
red, healthy rosiness
11
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oeuvre
A
total output of writer, artist, or composer
12
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probity
A
honesty, virtue
13
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spavined
A
marked by broken down condition, rundown
14
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numinous
A
spiritual/supernatural
15
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penumbra
A
shadowy area
