50 Vocabulary Words Flashcards

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Berate

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To scold angrily

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Estrange

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To drive away

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Euphoric

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Very happy

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Impetuous

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Impulsive

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Infalliable

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Perfect

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Maudlin

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Overly emotional

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Regress

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To go backward

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Relinquish

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To yield

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Ubiquitous

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Found everywhere

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Zenith

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The highest point

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Equivocate

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To be unclear

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Fortuitous

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Accidental

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Impeccable

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Flawless

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Liason

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A link

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Predisposed

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Likely

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Propensity

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Readiness

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Reprehensible

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Shameful

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Sham

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Something false

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Solace

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Relief

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Solicitous

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Attentive

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Detriment

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Something that caused damage, harm, or loss

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Dexterous

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Skillful with the hands and body

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Discretion

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Good judgement

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Facetious

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Humorous

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Gregarious

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Sociable

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Optimum

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Best possible

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Ostentatious

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Flashy

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Scrupulous

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Careful about moral standards

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Sensory

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Senses

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Vicarious

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Experience through imagination

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Collaborate

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Work together

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Despondent

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Low spirits from loss of hope

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Instigate

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Bring about or initiate

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Resilient

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Able to withstand

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Retrospect

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Review of the past

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Rudimentory

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Limited to basic principles

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Scoff

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Scornfully speak

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Venerate

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Regard with great respect

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Zealot

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A fanatical person

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Squelch

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To hold down

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Ambiquous

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Unclear

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Dissident

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Rebel

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Embellish

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To decorate

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Fritter

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To waste

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Inadvertent

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Not intended

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Inane

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Silly

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Juxtapose

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Tobput side by side

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Lethargy

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Inactivity

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Sporadic

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Irregular

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Subsidize

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To pay for