15 - 25 Words Flashcards

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1
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Excruciating

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Lanciante

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2
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Obliging

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Cortese, compiacente

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3
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To compound

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Peggiorare, capitalizzare, miscelare

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4
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To dispatch

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Inviare, far sparire, sbrigare (la faccende)

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5
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Compound

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Composto, combinazione

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6
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To loom

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Profilarsi, incombere su

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7
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Harried

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Stressato, assediato, terrorizzato

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8
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Leak

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Perdita accidentale (di notizia, di sostanze)

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9
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Not as … as

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È meno

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10
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To shut down

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Chiudere l’attività

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11
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To beguile

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Incantare, portare qualcuno a fare qualcosa

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12
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To strain

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Essere stremato

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13
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By no means

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Per niente

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14
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Anathema

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Maledizione

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15
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To kowtow

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Essere servile

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16
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To hector

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Intimidare

17
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To expunge

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Eliminare completamente

18
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Overweening

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Arrogante, presuntuoso

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Factious

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Insofferente, ribelle

20
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Cunning

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Scaltro

21
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Deceit

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Inganno

22
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To beg the question

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Dare per scontato la validità di qualcosa

23
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Turpitude

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Depravazione

24
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To defray

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Contribuire a, sostenere economicamente

25
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Untoward

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Improprio, deplorevole