1920_ English Revolution Flashcards

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(v) Free someone from guilt / blame

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Absolve

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(V) to lower the pain/ problem

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Alleviate

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(Adj) being uncertain / having two opposing feeling

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Ambivalent

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(N) strong dislike feeling, opposition or anger

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Animosity

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(Adj) Based on chance rather than planned or based question

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Arbitrary

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(N) A quality or characteristic that someone or something has

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Attribute

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(N) a feeling / idea that is suggested by a particular word although it need not be a part of the word’s meaning

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Connotation

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(Adj) able to be believed or trusted

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Credible

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Quick and probably not detailed

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Cursory

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A person who believes that people are only interested in themselves and are not sincere

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Cynic

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An amount / supply that is not large enough

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Dearth

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Not having of/not good enough

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Deficient

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To represent or show something in a picture / story.

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Depict

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To get something from something else

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Derive

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To make something seem less valuable or less deserving of admiration

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Detract

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To destroy a place / thing completely or cause damage

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Devastate

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To move away the main subject you are writing / talking about and to write/ talk about something else

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Digress

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A situation in which a difficult choice has to be made between two different things you could do.

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Dilemma

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Careful and using a lot of effort

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Diligent

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To change something from its usual shape

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Distort

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A different route that is used because a road is closed

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Diversion

22
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A state of extreme happiness or excitement

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Elation