50 words test Flashcards by Cora Scherba

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Abyss

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A deep immeasurable gorge

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Ambush

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An unexpected attack

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Acute

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Very sensitive and powerful

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Aesthetic

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Appreciating art and beauty

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Abhor

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To detest or hate

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Aloof

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To act superior or above others

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Asinine

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utterly foolish

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Benign

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Harmless, not threatening

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Bellicose

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Hostile, argumentative, or confrontational

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Blasé

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not impressed by something

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Bedlam

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A state of wild uproar

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Corpulent

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Large, bulky, or fat

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Crevice

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A narrow crack or opening

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Contempt

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A feeling of hatred or utter disgust

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Curmudgeon

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A bad-tempered, stubborn, disagreeable person.

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Celestial

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Heavenly, or relating to the sky

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Dilapidated

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In disrepair or partial decay

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Erudite

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having or showing great knowledge gained from studying or reading

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Ennui

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Boredom from lack of interest

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Faux Pas

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An embarrassing social blunder or mistake

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Feral

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wild and savage

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Garrulous

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Excessively or pointlessly talkative

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Gauche

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Socially awkward, lacking grace or tact

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Gingerly

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Very cautiously or gently

Gallantly

Courteous or brave especially toward women

Hubris

Excessive pride or arrogance

Hooligan

A young vandal or criminal

Idiosyncrasy

An odd way of doing or thinking things

Lugubrious

Extremely sad or mournful

Languish

to become weak or feeble

Matriarch

A woman recognized as being the leader of a group of people

Malignant

Harmful, full of hate

Momentous

Extremely important or significant

Obtrusive

Pushy, obvious, and annoying

Omniscient

Knowing or seeming to know everything

Omnipotent

All-powerful

Patriarch

A man in charge of a group of people

Premonition

A strong feeling that a particular thing is going to happen

Pulverize

To crush or grind something into dust

Perilous

very dangerous

Redundant

Not needed, without purpose

Squirm

To wriggle or break free

Stellar

Exceptionally good

Sagacity

Great wisdom and foresight

Surmount

To overcome a difficulty successfully

Translucent

Allowing light to pass through

Taciturn

Quiet, reserved

Vapid

Dull, flat, or boring

Verbose

Using too many words

Vex

to make someone annoyed or upset