Anchor Words Flashcards by Zoe m | Brainscape

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Notorious

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Know for negative reasons

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Toil

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Working very hard

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Trivial

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Not that important

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Balderdash

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Jumbled, meaningless words

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Heed

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Pay close attention

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Balk

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Refusing to go on

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Glean

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Gathering bits of knowledge

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Delectable

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Pleasing, delightful, delicious

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Judicious

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Using good judgment

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Etiquette

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Proper rules or behavior

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Indisposed

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Too weak to work

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Pandemonium

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A wild, noisy outburst

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Cache

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A hiding place

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Incognito

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In disguise

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Abode

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A place where someone lives

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Misnomer

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Wrong way to describe

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Cliché

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The saying is overused

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Canvass

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An organized search

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Harbinger

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A sign of what’s to come

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Obscure

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Murky or unclear

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Quail

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Draw back in fear

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Bedlam

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Noisy confusion and uproar

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Rotund

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Having a rounded shape

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Bestow

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To give a gift or honor

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Soirée

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An evening party

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Wheedle

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To sweet talk or charm

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Reminisce

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To talk about the past

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Wane

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Gradually getting smaller

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Prognosticate

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A prediction based on data

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Bleak

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Cheerless or depressing

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Eligible

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Meeting the requirements

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Eloquent

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Powerful or moving speech

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Denizen

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Lives in a certain place

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Conundrum

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Puzzling question or problem

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Preside

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To be in charge

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Innovation

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A change

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Ardent

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Enthusiastic

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Persnickety

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Fussy or hard to please

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Mellifluous

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Smoothly or sweetly flowing

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Askew

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Twisted the wrong way

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Scant

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Not quite enough

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Knack

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A special skill or flair

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Angst

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Feeling of dread

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Xenophobia

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Fear or hatred of foreigners

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Ruse

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A trick

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Torrent

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A heavy, violent downpour

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Levity

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Cheerfulness

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Nebulous

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Hazy, cloudy, or confused

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Iota

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A very small amount

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Jaunty

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Having swag, stylish

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Skirmish

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A brief fight

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Candid

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To be open and honest

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Promenade

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To take an easy stroll

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Hallow

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To make sacred or holy

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Epitome

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A perfect example

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Nostalgic

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Longing for things from the past

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Amiable

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Good natured, kind

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Versatile

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Flexible or useful in many ways.

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Serendipity

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A delightful discovery by accident