40 Flashcards by Shehu Abdulqudus | Brainscape

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Flummox

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Confused perplexed bewildered

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Meretricious

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Attractive but has no value or integrity

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Sophomoric

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Pretentious or juvenile

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Plaudits

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Praise

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Manumit

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Set free

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Denomination

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A name or designation

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Nebulous

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Unclear or vague

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Rabble

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A disorderly crowd

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Din

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A loud unpleasant prolonged noise

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Pontificate

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To express ones opinion in a way that is considered annoying or dogmatic

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Klutzy

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A clumsy awkward or foolish person

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Ingenuous

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Innocent and unsuspecting

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Underpin

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Support from bellow

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Undergird

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Secure or fasten from the underside

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Wallop

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Strike or hit

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Interring

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Place in a grave or tomb

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Curt

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Rudely brief

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Dejected

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Sad or depressed

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Lurid

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Very vivid in color

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Limpid

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Completely clear

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Importune

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Beg

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Fabulous

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Extraordinarily large

Amazingly good

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Belletristic

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Essays particularly of artistic criticism

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Culmination

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The highest point of something

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Genesis

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The origin or mode of something

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Mushroom

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Increase spread or develop rapidly

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Concatenate

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Link together in chain or series

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Indemnify

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Compensate for harm or loss

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Explicit

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Stated clearly in details

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Disinclination

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Reluctance or lack of enthusiasm

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Proclivity

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Tendency to choose or do something regularly

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Hankering

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A strong desire to do something

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Rue

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Bitter regret

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Compendious

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Containing the essential part of something

Complete

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Gaunt

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Lean and haggard due to tireness or old age

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Emaciated

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Abnormally thin or weak

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Indisposed

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Slightly unwell