Vocab 42 Flashcards

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Noun: a liking or sympathy for someone or something, especially because of shared characteristics:

e.g.
She seems to have a natural …… for/with water.

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Affinity

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Noun: a system of communication using two flags held in your hands that are moved into different positions to represent different letters, numbers, or symbols

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Semaphore

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Adjective: not showing the expected respect for official, important, or holy things:

e.g.
an ……. comment/approach/attitude
irreverent thoughts

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Irreverent

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an area of soft, wet ground that you sink into if you try to walk on it / a difficult and dangerous situation:

At the end of the game, the pitch was a real ……..

Since the coup, the country has sunk deeper into a …….. of violence and lawlessness..

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quagmire

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