40 Flashcards by Shehu Abdulqudus

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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

Genesis

The origin or mode of something

Mushroom

Increase spread or develop rapidly

Concatenate

Link together in chain or series

Indemnify

Compensate for harm or loss

Explicit

Stated clearly in details

Disinclination

Reluctance or lack of enthusiasm

Proclivity

Tendency to choose or do something regularly

Hankering

A strong desire to do something

Rue

Bitter regret

Compendious

Containing the essential part of something | Complete

Gaunt

Lean and haggard due to tireness or old age

Emaciated

Abnormally thin or weak

Indisposed

Slightly unwell