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1980s Flashcards

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1) Canvas

2) Canvass

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1) A piece of cloth used by artists for painting on

2) To try to get political support or votes by visiting all houses in the area

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1) Cast

2) Caste

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1) To choose actors to play particular parts in a play or movie

2) A system of dividing Hindu society into classes

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1) Appraise

2) Apprise

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1) to examine someone or something to assess their qualities

2) To tell someone about something

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1) Ingenious

2) Ingenuous

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1). Very intelligent

2) Honest, sincere, trusting

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1) Continual

2) Continuous

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1) Happening repeatedly, usually in an annoying or not convenient way

2) Without a pause or interruption

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1) Berth

2) Birth

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1) A bed in a boat, train, etc

2) Child’s birth

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1) Apposite

2) Opposite

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1) Suitable and right for the occasion

2) Completely different

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1) Artist

2) Artiste

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1) Someone who paints

2) A skilled performer

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1) Adapt

2) Adopt

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1) To change something to suit different conditions

2) To chose or take as your own

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1) Mitigate

2) Alleviate

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1) To make something less harmful, unpleasant or bad

2) To make problems less severe

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1) Persecute

2) Prosecute

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1) To treat someone in a cruel and unfair way

2) To officially charge someone with a crime in a court of law

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1) Popular

2) Populace

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1) Liked, enjoyed, supported by many people

2) The ordinary people who live in a particular place or country

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1) Compliment

2) Complement

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1) A remark that expresses praise

2) To make something seem better together

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1) Excite

2) Incite

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1) To make someone feel strong feelings of happiness or enthusiasm

2) to encourage someone to do or feel something unpleasant

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1) Voracity

2) Veracity

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1) Excessive desire to eat

2) The quality of being true, honest, accurate

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1) Virtual

2) Virtuous

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1) Describes something which can be done on or seen on a computer

2) Having good moral qualities

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1) Exceptional

2) Exceptionable

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1) much greater than usual

2) Offensive or upsetting

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1) Illusion

2) Allusion

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1) An idea or belief which is not true

2) Something said or written to make you think about a particular someone or something

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1) Ardour

2) Order

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1) Strong feelings, enthusiasm, love

2) The way in which things are arranged

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1) Conquer

2) Concur

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1) To take control control or possession

2) To agree with someone or have the same opinion

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1) Cite

2) Site

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1) To mention something as proof for a theory or as a reason why something has happened

2) A place where something is

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1) Addict

2) Edict

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1) A person who cannot stop doing or using something

2) An official order which is given in a forceful and unfair way

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1) Proceed

2) Precede

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1) To continue as planned

2) To be or go before someone or something in time or space

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1) Right

2) Rite

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1) Correct

2) A set of fixed words and actions, ritual

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1) Weather

1) Whether

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1) The condition in the air above earth, wind, rain, temperature

2) If, or not

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1) Eminent

2) Imminent

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1) Famous, respected, important

2) Coming or likely to happen soon

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1) Deference

2) Difference

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1) Respect and politeness

2) Comparison of things not the same in some ways

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1) Eligible

2) Illegible

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1) Satisfying certain conditions

2) Impossible to read

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1) Judicial

2) Judicious

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1) Involving a court of law

2) Showing good judgment in decisions

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1) president

2) Precedent

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1) Who has the highest office in government

2) An action, situation or decision which has already happened

31
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1) Superficial

2) Superfluous

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1) Never thinking about things that are serious or important

2) More than is needed or wanted

32
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1) Immigrant

2) Emigrants

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1) a person that has come from a different country to live permanently

2) A person that is GOING to another country

33
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1) Rightful

2) Righteous

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1) Claim which is morally and legally correct

2) Morally correct

34
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1) Contemptible

2) Contemptuous

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1) deserving contempt

2) Expressing contempt

35
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1) Ingenious

2) Ingenuous

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1) Very intelligent and skilful

2) honest, sincere and trusting

36
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1) Complement

2) Compliment

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1) To make something seem better together with another thing

2) a remark that expresses approval or respect

37
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1) Outbreak

2) Breakout

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1) A time when something suddenly begins like a disease

2) a violent escape

38
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1) Facilitate

2) Felicitate

A

1) To make possible or easier

2) to wish happiness

39
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1) Proceed

2) Precede

A

1) To continue as planned

2) To be or go before something in time or space

40
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1) Layout

2) Outlay

A

1) The way something is arranged

2) An amount of money spent in a particular purpose

41
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1) Cease

2) Seize

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1) to stop something

2) To take something quickly and keep it

42
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1) Career

2) Carrier

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1) A profession or occupation which one trains for and pursues as a lifestyle

2) A person or thing which carries something

43
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1) Acculturate

2) Acclimatize

A

1) To undergo, or alter by acculturation

2) cause to change to suit different conditions of life, weather

44
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1) Disclosure

2) Exposure

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1) The act of making something known

2) the act of revealing secrets about someone or something

45
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1) Rigorous

2) Vigorous

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1) Very strict or harsh

2) Very forceful or energetic

46
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1) Custom

2) Habit

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1) A way of behaving or believing which has been established for a long time

2). Something which you do regularly without knowing you’re doing it

47
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1) Peculiar

2) Particular

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1) Unusual or strange

2) special, this and not any other way

48
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1) Prescribe

2) Proscribe

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1) what medical treatment is given by the doctor

2) To forbid something

49
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1) Accident

2) Incident

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1) Unpleasant event

2) Something that happens

50
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1) Choice

2) Preference

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1) an act of choosing

2) When you like something more than another

51
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1) Ascent

2) Assent

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1) when someone or something climbs or moves upwards

2) Official agreement or approval of an idea or request

52
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1) Immigrant

2) Emigrant

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1) A person who comes from a different country to live permanently

2) A person who GOES from a country to another

53
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1) Continual

2) Continuous

A

1) Happening repeatedly, usually in an annoying or not convenient way

2) Without pause or interruption

54
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1) Custom

2) Habit

A

1) A way of behaving or a belief which has been established for a long time

2) Something you do regularly without realising it

55
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1) Deface

2) Efface

A

1) To damage and spoil the appearance of something

2) To remove something intentionally

56
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1) Differ

2) Defer

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1) To be not like something or someone

2) To postpone

57
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1) Conduct

2) Character

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1) to behave in a particular way

2) The combination of qualities in a person

58
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1) Considerable

2) Considerate

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1) Large or noticeable amount

2) Kind and helpful

59
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1) Compliment

2) Complement

A

1) a remark that expresses approval, admiration or respect

2) To make something go better with something else

60
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1) Feet

2) Feat

A

1) Plural of foot

2) Something difficult needing a lot of skill

61
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1) Fair

2) Fare

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1) Treating everyone equally

2) Money spent for a journey

62
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1) Enviable

2) Envious

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1) Good enough to be envied

2) Wishing mg you had something someone else has

63
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1) Collision

2) Collusion

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1) two cars hitting

2) An agreement between people to act together on something illegal

64
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1) verbal

2) Verbose

A

1). Spoken rather than written

2) Using more words than necessary

65
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1) Facilitate

2) Felicitate

A

1) To make possible or Easier

2) Wish happiness

66
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1) Consciousness

2) Conscientiousness

A

1) The state of understanding and realising something

2) Putting a lot of effort into your work

67
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1) Wave

2) Waive

A

1) A greeting gesture

2) To give up or forgo

68
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1) Wreck

2) Wreak

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1) To destroy

2) Cause something to happen in a violent way

69
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1) Virtuous

2) Virtual

A

1) Having good moral qualities

2) Things which can be done or seen with a computer

70
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1) Flatter

2) Flutter

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1) To praise someone to make them feel attractive

2) To make quick and delicate movements up and down or side by side

71
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1) Deference

2) Difference

A

1) respect and politeness

2) the way in which two things when compared have un similar qualities

72
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1) Humiliation

2) Humility

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1) to make someone feel ashamed

2) To quality of not being proud

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