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Ostracize

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To exlude someone from a group.

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Consent

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To agree with someone

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Dissent

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To disagree with an opinion

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Concord

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An official agreement

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Discord

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A disagreement between people

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Contrary

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Opposite in direction or meaning

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Function

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To work or operate in a particular way

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Dispute

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To argue about something

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Status

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A social or professional rank or standing

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Immaculate

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Perfectly clean, neat or tidy

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Derelict

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In very poor condition due to disuse

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Perilous

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Full of danger or risk

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Overt

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Something done or shown openly

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Covert

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Not openly displayed

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Candid

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Truthful and straightforward

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Liberal

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Someone who is open to new ideas and generous

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Quota

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A fixed share of something that someone is entitled to recieve

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Omit

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To exlude someone

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Tally

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To agree

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Ewe

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A female sheep

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Yew

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A type of tree

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Innovative

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New and creative in thinking

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Disparage

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To regard someone or something as being of little worth

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Implausible

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Something that is unbeleivable

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Withhold

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To refuse to give something

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Subdue

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To overcome something or someone

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Yield

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To produce or provide

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Deliver from

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To save or rescue someone from something.

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Ostentatious

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Noticeable, flashy

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Discreet

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Careful to keep something private

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Liberate

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To set someone free

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Oppress

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To cause anxiety

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Volatile

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Able to change at any moment

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Detrimental

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Tending to cause harm

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Flourish 1

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To grow in a healthy way

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Moral

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Strictly honest

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Plucky

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Having courage in difficult situations

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Amenity

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A facility in a building or place

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Colonise

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To send a group of settlers to a place and take control of it.

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Devout

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To commit yourself to your religion

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Unkempt

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Having an untidy appearance

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Legislate

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To create a law

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Subordinate

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Not as important

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Desist

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To stop

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Placate

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To calm someone down

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Pacify

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To calm someone down

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Reconcile

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To restore friendly relationships

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Diminish

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To become less

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Altruistic

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Concerned about the welfare of others

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Wane

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To become weaker

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Wax

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To become stronger

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Proficient

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Skilled in doing something

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Loathsome

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Extremely unpleasant

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Odious

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Extremely unpleasant

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Adept

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Very good at something

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Fissure

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A crack in a rock

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Enganging

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Attractive and charming

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Riveting

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Charming

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Imposing

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Large in appearance

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Augment

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To increase something in size

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Sloppy

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Careless

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Mortified

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Feeling extremely embarassed

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Engross

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To interest

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Caress

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To touch or stroke

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Fathom

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To get to the bottom of

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Mundane

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Lacking excitement

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Resolute

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Determined

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Onerous/Taxing

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Something that is difficult or hard to do

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Scrutinise

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To inspect closely

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Resourceful

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Having the ability to find ways to overcome difficulties

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Haughty

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Snobbish

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Preoccupy

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To worry about something

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Decline

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To decrease or get smaller

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Discard

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To get rid of something that is no longer useful

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Sanction

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A threatened punishment for breaking a rule

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Indulge

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To treat yourself

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Sane

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Having a healthy mind

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Foe

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Enemy

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Refute

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To prove that something is wrong

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Forbearing

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Patient and restrained

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Stingy

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Reluctant to give

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Optimal

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Likely to produce the best result

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Raucous

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A disturbingly harsh and loud noise

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Indolent

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Lazy

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Dismal

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Causing a mood of gloom

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Miser

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A person who spends as little money as possible

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Shun

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To ignore someone

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Forgo/Abstain

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To go without something

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Batten

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A strip of metal used to fasten somethiing

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Glut/Surplus

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A situation where there is more of something that is needed

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Permeate

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To spread something to every part of a place

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Futile

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Incapable of producing any useful result

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Functional

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Having a special purpose

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Thwart

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To stop someone from accomplishing something

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Impede

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To delay someone

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Contempt

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The feeling that someone or something is worthless

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Awe

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The feeling of fear or wonder

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Smother

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To extinguish a fire by covering it

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Kindle

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To set something on fire

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Outmoded

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Old-fashioned

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Exuberant

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Full of energy

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Appease

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To satisfy someone

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Impulsive

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Acting or done without anticipation

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Alleviate

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To make something less severe

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Sonorous

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When a person’s voice sounds really low

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Intrepid

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Fearless and adventurous

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Obliged

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To do as someone asks

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Obscure

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To keep something from being seen

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Redundant

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To make someone no longer needed

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Exhaustive

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Including all elements of sonething

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Prolonged

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Continuing for longer than usual

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Gracious

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Kind and pleasant

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Pensive

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Enganged in deep thought

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Remote

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Distant

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Impel

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To force or urge someone to do something

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Malign

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Evil in nature

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Slander

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To make false statements about someone

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Hinder

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To make it difficult for someone to do something

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Unfurled

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To develop or show

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Gingerly

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Carefully

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Earnest

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Serious and sincere

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Fond

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Affectionate or loving

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Klutz

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A clumsy, awkward person

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Gloat

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To dwell on one’s own success with smug pleasure.

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Grimace

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To make an ugly, twisted expression on one’s face.

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Flourish

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A bold or extravagant action

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Revert

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To return to a previous state.

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Scrounge

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To live at the expense of others

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Latter

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Tge last thing that is mentioned

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Peevishness

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Spiteful bbehavior

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Wake

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A disturbed air or water following behind something

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Crescendo

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The loudest point reached in a gradually increasing sound

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Unwitting

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Not aware

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Mutual

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Experiencing the same thing as another

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Swagger

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To behave in a confident and arrogant way

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Nonchalant

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Casual and relaxed

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Outmanoeuvre

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Avoid an opponent using speed

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Mangnanimous

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Generous or forgiving

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Fleeting

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Lasting for a very short time

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Akin

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Of the same character

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Disarray

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A state of disorganisation or untidiness

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Strew

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To scatter things untidily

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Warrant

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To necessitate a course of action

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Scrawled

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Written in a hurried, careless way

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Blithely

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In a carefree manner

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Gape

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Become wide open

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Indignant

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Angry or annoyed at what is perceived as unfair

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Totter

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To move in a feeble or unsteady way

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Falsehood

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A lie

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Verity

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The truth

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Disperse

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To move apart

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Convene

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To come together

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Haggle

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To negotiate

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Profusion

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A very large amount of something

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Multitude

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A very large amount of something

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Incessant

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Continuing without pause or interuption

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Stifle

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To restrain a reaction

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Toy

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To consider an idea

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Earshot

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The distance within which one can hear or be heard

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Wayward

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Difficult to control

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Whim

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A quick decision or change of mind

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Exasperated

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Irritated greatly

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Respite

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A period of rest or relief from something difficult

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Studious

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Spending a lot of time studying or reading

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Exude

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To display an emotion or quality strongly or openly

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Euphemism

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A nicer word used instead of something harsh or offensive

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Hotchpotch

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Mixed confusedly

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Unregimented

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Not subject to strict order or control

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Pungent

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Strong or sharp in taste or smell

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Intoxicating

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Exciting or exhilarating

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Muse

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Ask oneself in a thpughtful manner

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Jest

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To speak in a joking manner

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Slick

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Done in an impressive and efficient way

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Adroit

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Skilful or clever

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Idyllic

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Extremely happy, peaceful or picturesque

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Octogenarian

A

Someone who’s aged between eighty and eighty-nine years old

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Concede

A

To admit defeat

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Q

Slink

A

To move smoothly and quietly in a stealthy way

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Detest

A

To hate

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Q

Enlighten

A

To make someone understand

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Q

Deceitful

A

Dishonest

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Unfeeling

A

Not caring about the feelings of others

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Q

Drivel

A

Nonsense

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Q

Evident

A

Apparent

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Seldom

A

Not often

186
Q

Jovial

A

Cheerful, happy

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Q

Heed

A

To take notice of, to pay attention to

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Q

Denounce

A

To say something is wrong publicly

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Q

Tangible

A

Real, practical, you can touch it

190
Q

Concerto

A

A musical composition, often for an orchestra

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Q

Exertive

A

Having a tendency to rouse to action

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Wiry

A

Lean and strong

193
Q

Prowl

A

To move about stealthily, often in search of prey

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Q

Wily

A

Clever and sharp, sometimes deceitfully so

195
Q

Tartly

A

In a sharp manner

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Q

Wince

A

To grimace slightly in reaction to pain

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Pretentious

A

Pretending to be important or better

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Dismissive

A

Showing something is unworthy of consideration

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Dub

A

To give a nickname to

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Q

Savour

A

To taste and enjoy

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Q

Conscientious

A

Working well and thoroughly

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Q

Bore

A

To drill a hole into

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Q

Reticently

A

In a hesitant way

204
Q

Enormity

A

Scale and seriousness

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Q

Hoax

A

A deception, trick or deceit

206
Q

Stave off

A

To put off or delay something bad

207
Q

Sole

A

One and only

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Q

Brooding

A

Darkly menacing

209
Q

Loom

A

To appear vaguely from the distance

210
Q

Surly

A

Miserable

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Serendipity

A

Surprising good luck

212
Q

Intersect

A

Lines crossing each other

213
Q

Turmoil

A

Chaos

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Q

Docile

A

Good

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Recollection

A

Think again ; remember

216
Q

Affiliated

A

A member of a group

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Discordant

A

Sounds that clash with each other

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Q

Dreadful

A

Awful

219
Q

Grievous

A

Terrible

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Q

Cacophonous

A

Sounds that clash with each other

221
Q

Flawed

A

Unsound ; imperfect

222
Q

Decay

A

To rot

223
Q

Sheen

A

Shiny ; glossy

224
Q

Conflict

A

Discord

225
Q

Striking

A

Noticeable / beautiful

226
Q

Expose

A

Reveal / show

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Q

Variable

A

Changable

228
Q

Decisive

A

Definite

229
Q

Trivial

A

Unimportant

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Q

Momentus

A

Important

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Q

Virtue

A

Merit

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Q

Blotch

A

A mark

233
Q

Flippant

A

Not serious

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Q

Traipse

A

To move reluctantly or in a tired manner

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Q

Allay

A

Calm or diminish a fear or worry

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Avert

A

To turn away

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Q

Dour

A

Unfriendly, gloomy or miserable

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Mere

A

Having no greater extent than, barely

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Q

Ravenous

A

Very hungry

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Q

Stoically

A

In a tolerant way

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Q

Forte

A

A great strength, something one excels at

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Q

Succulent

A

Moist and tasty

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Q

Invariably

A

On each occasion

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Q

Mite

A

A small amount

245
Q

Draught

A

A liquid with medicinal properties

246
Q

Overfamiliarity

A

An inappropriately informal manner

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Q

Probing

A

Enquiring closely, nosy

248
Q

Encroach

A

Advance gradually but beyond acceptable limits

249
Q

Audacious

A

Daring and bold or showong lack of respect

250
Q

Coy

A

Making a pretence of modesty or shyness

251
Q

Dupe

A

To deceive and trick

252
Q

Rack one’s brains

A

To make an effort to think or remeber

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Q

Niggled

A

Slightly irritated

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Q

Sedate

A

Unhurried and tranquil

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Q

Undulating

A

Rising and falling

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Q

Predicament

A

A difficult or embarrassing situation

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Q

Unbeknown

A

Without having knowledge of

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Q

En route

A

On the way

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Q

Bristle

A

To recoil or react defensively

260
Q

Unnerved

A

Made to lose confidence or courage

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Q

Intuitive

A

Tending to use one’s feelings to judge

262
Q

Fickle

A

Often changing one’s feelings or affections

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Q

Seasoned

A

Experienced and accustomed to certain conditions

264
Q

Resolve

A

Firm determination

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Q

Trap

A

A two-wheeled carriage pulled by a pony or horse

266
Q

Plume

A

A long puff of smoke

267
Q

Stout

A

Heavily built

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Amenable

A

Responsive and open

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Q

Voluminous

A

Having much fabric, loose and full

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Q

Mohair

A

A yarn or fabric made from the hair of the angora goat mixed with wool

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Q

Inaudible

A

Unable to be heard

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Q

Helm

A

A position of leadership

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Q

Steadfastly

A

In a firm way

274
Q

Sculpted

A

Well shaped

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Ruddy

A

Having a reddish colour to the face

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Craggy

A

Rugged and rough but in an attractive sort of way

277
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Etching

A

An engraving or carving on a surface

278
Q

Divulge

A

To make known

279
Q

Tweed

A

A rough cloth flecked with colours

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Q

Attire

A

Clothes

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Q

Equine

A

Relating to horses

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Q

Buffed

A

Polished until smooth, shining or gleaming

283
Q

Furtive

A

Secret or sneaky

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Q

Blatantly

A

In an obvious way

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Q

Plateau

A

To flatten or level out

286
Q

Ogle

A

To stare admiringly at something

287
Q

Flyaway

A

Light, airy and difficult to control

288
Q

Vista

A

A lovely view

289
Q

Buffet

A

To strike or batter against

290
Q

Feat

A

A great achievement requiring courage, skill or strength

291
Q

Stark

A

Sharply clear

292
Q

Woe

A

Great distress misery or sorrow

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Q

Resolutely

A

In a firm manner

294
Q

Brusquely

A

In a rude or off-handed manner

295
Q

Thrum

A

A continuous humming sound

296
Q

Precariously

A

In an unsteady way

297
Q

Hunker

A

To crouch down or squat low

298
Q

Decibel

A

A unit to measure the intensity of a sound

299
Q

Invasive

A

Intruding undesirably

300
Q

Reel

A

Deville bewildered and shocked

301
Q

Flank

A

To be on each side or on one side of

302
Q

Batty

A

Mentally unsound

303
Q

Besiege

A

To overwhelm or surround

304
Q

Ubiquitous

A

Present everywhere

305
Q

Whinny

A

A noise made by a horse

306
Q

Taper

A

To narrow in thickness towards one end

307
Q

Primed

A

Made ready for use or action

308
Q

Frond

A

A leaf like a fern or palm

309
Q

Nestle

A

To be situated

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Q

Secluded

A

Private and sheltered

311
Q

Yearn

A

To really want something

312
Q

Congenial

A

Pleasing and pleasant

313
Q

Adorn

A

To make more attractive or beautiful

314
Q

Dominate

A

To be the most conspicuous (stand out the most)

315
Q

Confounded

A

Surprised or confused

316
Q

Taint

A

To spoil because of an unwanted quality

317
Q

Accentuated

A

Made prominent or noticeable

318
Q

Grate

A

To make a rasping sound

319
Q

Abrasive

A

Capable of polishing by rubbing or grinding

320
Q

Corruption

A

Dishonest behaviour by those in power

321
Q

Clad

A

Clothed or dressed

322
Q

Wield

A

To hold and wave weapon with intent to use it

323
Q

Instinct

A

And inbuilt ability

324
Q

Benevolence

A

Goodwill and kindness

325
Q

Bliss

A

Supreme happiness

326
Q

Grouchy

A

Sulky

327
Q

Foriegn

A

Unfamiliar

328
Q

Seethe

A

To fume

329
Q

Divergence

A

Turning away from a route or path

330
Q

Affinity

A

A liking for

331
Q

Disclose

A

To make known

332
Q

Seclusion

A

Isolation

333
Q

Rustic

A

Rural

334
Q

Lauded

A

Praised

335
Q

Apathy

A

Not interested

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