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2.1 Flashcards

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Extraneous
No extraneous talking

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Irrelevant

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Purview
It is not within my purview

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Range

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Unbecoming

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Unattractive inappropriate

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Incarceration

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Imprisonment

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Probe

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Investigation

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Propinquity
The neighbours propinquity made borrowing sugar easy

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Nearness in space or time

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Obdurate
His obdurate refusal to compromise prompted problems

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Stubbornly resistant to change or persuasion

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Peregrinate
He decided to peregrinate through Europe

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To travel or wander

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Recalibrate

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Readjust

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Inscrutable

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Unreadable impenetrable

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Miffed

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Annoyed

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Ambit

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Scope extent

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Abrogation

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Repeal or abolition of law

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Propriety

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conformity to conventionally accepted standards of behaviour or morals.

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Remiss
I can see that I have been very remiss

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Negligent irresponsible careless

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Gruelling

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Exhausting taxing demanding

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Interject

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Interrupt

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Fickle

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Changeable

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Tattletale

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Snitch

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Recalcitrant

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Uncooperative

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Ministrations
I appreciated my friends ministrations
I’d been lost in my ministrations

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Help/ attention
Attentive action

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Reprehensible

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Deplorable

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Fostering

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Encouraging

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Scintillating

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Brilliant
Sparkling

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Concessions

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Compromise

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Peerless

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Incomparable

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Fallible

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Error prone

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Inundate

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Overwhelmed

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Illegible

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Unreadable

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Solicitous

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Concerned caring

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Susceptible

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Open to
Capable of

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Incontrovertible

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Indisputable

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33
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Regress

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Revert

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Indomitable

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Invincible

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Uncharted

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Unexplored

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Recouped

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Regained

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Opined

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Suggested

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Nabbed

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Captured

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Unbridled

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Uncontrolled

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Astronomically

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Enormously

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Quipped

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Joked

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Decrepit

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Dilapidated

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Prevail

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Exist

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Dissuaded

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Discouraged

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Vernacular

Vernacular greetings

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Everyday language

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Austere
Her taste in fashion is austere
His teaching style is austere

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Distant, strict, plain

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Flagrantly

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Obviously offensive way

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Stifling

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Holding back
Suppressing

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Brooding
I will be brooding about this year

Languish over

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Contemplating

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Pinnacle
It is the pinnacle of transportation

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Peak

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Nihilism
Quit with the nihilism talk
Her nihilism rant

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Negativity pessimism

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Mendacious
He’s mendacious
Full of mendacious tales

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Lying/false

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Pervasive

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Extensive

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Lest

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In case

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Rendition

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Presentation

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Verbatim
I told her the story verbatim
I memorised my lines verbatim

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Word for word

57
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Prosaic

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Unimaginative dull

58
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Indelible

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Inerasable
Unforgettable

59
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Assuage

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Alleviate

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Unfettered

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Unrestrained

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Miscreants

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Criminals

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Tardy

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Late

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Predilection

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Liking

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Exalt

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Elevate

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Augment

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Increase

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Be at loggerheads

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Strongly disagree

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Resourceful

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Quick and clever ways to surmount difficulties jugaad

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Tumultuous

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Turbulent

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Voluptuous

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Curvy

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Beacon
Your funny texts serve as a beacon of happiness
Your presence serves as a beacon of love
Your quotes serve as a beacon of inspiration to me

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Symbol

71
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Concoct

(I was commissioned to concoct a veg dish)

(he concocted a plan to set me up with josh)

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  1. Make dish
  2. Formulated
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Becoming

Her curls are becoming

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Flattering

73
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Ignited

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Sparked

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Attributable
It is attributable to the fact

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Because

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Menial

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Lowly low status

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Avenue

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Path

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Alacrity

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Eagerness

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Subsume

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Incorporate include

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Envisage

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Imagine
Predict

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Rife

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Widespread

81
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Nuances

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Fine distinction

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