Barron's 1k1 Flashcards

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1
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Throng

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A great number of people

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Gesticulate

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To use lively gesture

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Accost

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To greet first

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Vigilant

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Alert

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Jostle

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To push, elbow esp in a crowd

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Tremulous

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Trembling

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Stipulate

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Make a specific demand

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Incipient

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Just starting/ at the initial stage

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Bristle

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To have one’s hair stand up by anger :v

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Wrest

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To by force/ seize

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Feint

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Make a distractive/deceptive movement, esp in a fight

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Alacrity

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Briskness, lively action

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Promulgate

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Make known officially

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Brash

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Self- assertive, arrogant, ostentatious in a tasteless sense

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Scoff

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To sneer at

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Laceration

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A deep cut in skin or flesh

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Sordid

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Dirty, base, ignoble, detestable

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Solace

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Comfort or consolation

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Dregs

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The most worthless parts of something

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Aspirant

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Candidates for higher position

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Rampant

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Going unchecked , wide spread

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Concur

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Agree

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Duress

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Compulsion, force

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Culprit

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Guilty person

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Flagrant

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Outrageously bad

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Egregious

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Remarkably bad

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Distraught

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Deeply upset and agitated

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Construe

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Interpret a word/ action in a particular way

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Impunity

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Exemption from punishment

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Sally

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To rush forth

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Precocious

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Reaching maturity early

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Chagrin

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Felling of disappointment, humiliation

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Masticate

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To chew up

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Quell

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Put an end to

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Voluble

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Speaking incessantly

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Paroxysm

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Sudden attack

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Jurisdiction

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Power, range of authority

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Skirmish

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Small fight, brief encounter

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Fray

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A fight

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Monolithic

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Massively solid

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Cognizant

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Aware

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Flout

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Mock, scoff

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Forthwith

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Immediately

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Oust

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To drive out, reject

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Emaciated

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Abnormally thin, wasted away

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Besiege

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Beleaguer, surround

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Privation

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Lack of necessities

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Afflict

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To trouble greatly, to distress

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Respite

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An interval of relief, delay

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Fretful

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Worrisome

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Impresario

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One who presents cultural series, organizer

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Bigot

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Narrow-minded, prejudiced person

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Extortion

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Getting money by threats

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Hapless

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Unlucky

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Spew

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Throw up, vomit, eject

Expel large quantities of sth rapidly

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Malady

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Disease

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Peruse

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Read carefully

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Desist

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Cease/ abstain

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Recoil

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Cease

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Wan

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Sickly pale

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Doleful

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Melancholy

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Interject

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Say sth abruptly, interrupt

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Salient

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Outstanding, prominent

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Engrossed

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Absorbed

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Inundate

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To flood

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Garbled

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Confused, mixed up

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Phlegmatic

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Clam, hard to rouse to action

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Lax

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Careless, negligent

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Obviate

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Eliminate

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Quip

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Witty remark

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Ilk

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Kind, type, sort

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Expunge

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Erase

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Schism

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Split

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Truncated

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Shorten sth by cutting the top or end

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Jaunty

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Lively, cheerful manner

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Importune

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Ask s1 persistently to do sth

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Haven

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Place of safety

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Subjugate

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Conquer

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Premise

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Base an argument/theory/undertaking on

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Scurry

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Move hurrily in short quick steps

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Stentorian

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Loud n powerful

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Valor

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Great courage in battle

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Preclude

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Prevent from happening

Make impossible

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Liquidation

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Killing

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Epithet

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Descriptive name

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Fetter

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Restrain s1 from doing sth

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Declaim

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Utter a word in a impassioned way

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Virtuosity

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Great artistic skills

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Temerity

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Excessive Confidence, boldness, audacity

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Progeny

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Descendants

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Amorous

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Showing, relating to sexual deiste

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Cache

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Hidden, inaccessible storage for valuable things

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Manifold

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Many/ various

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Fraught

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Filled with

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Perpetrate

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Commit illegal acts

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Subterfuge

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Deceit used in order to achieve goals

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Exult

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Show/ feel elation or jubilation due to success

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Deploy

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To position forces according to a plan

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Hoax

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Deception

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Abortive

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Failing to produce intended aims / useless, fruitless

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Veneer

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To cover sth with thin layer of wood

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Itinerant

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Traveling from place to place

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Conjugal

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Relating to marriage

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Deem

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Regard, consider in a specific way

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Romp

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Move in lively manner

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Strife

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Conflict

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Legion

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A large number

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Expatriate

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Person who lives outside his/her country

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Mendacious

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Lying, untrue

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Balk

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To hesitate or be unwilling to accept an idea or undertaking

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Rife

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Widespread

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Repose

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Resting

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Pesky

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Annoying

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Revile

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To criticize in an abusive or angry manner

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Vicissitude

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A change of unwelcome/ unpleasant circumstances/fortunes

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Sultry

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Extremely hot and moist, torrid

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Trenchant

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Vigorous or incisive in tone and style

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Puissant

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Having great power/ influence

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Scion

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a person who was born into a rich, famous, or important family

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Indoctrinate

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To teach certain principles

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Lush

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Luxurious, elaborate

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Supplication

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To ask humbly and earnestly

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Disciple

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Follower

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Desultory

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Not having a plan or purpose

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Penance

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something that you do or are given to do in order to show that you are sad or sorry about doing something wrong

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Bona fide

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Genuine

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Nirvana

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a state or place of great happiness and peace

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Plight

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Predicament

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Demur

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To politely refuse, disagree, object

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Incapacitate

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To disable, make unfit

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Connubial

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Relating to marriage

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Appellation

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A name

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Recondite

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Obscure, secret

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Palliate

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Alleviate

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Delude

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To mislead

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Gamut

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Range, spectrum

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Maladjusted

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not able to deal with other people in a normal or healthy way

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Pedagogue

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Teacher

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Enunciate

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To utter, proclaim, express

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Inordinate

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Excessive

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Imprudent

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Unwise

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Entreaty

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Plea, request

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Puny

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Undersized, pitiful, weak, unimportant

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Rue

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Regret

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Deplorable

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Sad, pitiable

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Conflagration

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Great fire

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Imbibe

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Drink

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Virile

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Manly, masculine

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Senile

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Infirm, weak from old age

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Doddering

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Trembling, shaking

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Aegis

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Protection

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Detriment

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Harm, damage, injury

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Hoard

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Hide, store, accumulate (n) Cache

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Remiss

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Irresponsible, negligent, careless

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Tussle

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Scuffle, fight, skirmish, struggle

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Cogent

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Conving, compelling, persuasive

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Terse

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Brief

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Culminate

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Reach the highest point

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Ardent

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Passionate, eager

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Constrict

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Narrow, tighten

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Bereft

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Deprived of ( lay’ mat di )

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Marvel

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(v) to be amazed

(n) wonder

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Besmirch

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To sully, tarnish, stain, dim the reputation

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Inveterate

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Firmly established, habitual

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Propinquity

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Proximity

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Bedlam

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Confusion, uproar

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Disgruntled

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Displeased

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Infallible

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Exempt from error

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Sedate

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Tranquil

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Lithe

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Agile, graceful

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Inebriated

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Drunk. intoxicated

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Fracas

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Disturbance, noisy fight, brawl

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Indolent

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:azu

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Gusto

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Enthusiasm, enjoyment, zest

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Pique

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Irritation. annoyance

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Nondescript

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Undistinguished

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Wane

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Diminish, decline

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Candor

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Frankness

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Mortify

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Embarrass

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Jocose

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Humorous, merry

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Fledgling

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Newly developed

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Peremptory

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Imperious, overbearing, dictatorial

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Decorum

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Propriety

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Fervid

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Ardent, passionate

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Milieu

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Environment, setting

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Propagate

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Breed, reproduce, spread

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Concomitant adj

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Accompanying, attending

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Attenuate

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Weaken, thin, decrease

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Arbiter n

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Judge

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Menial

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Unskilled, degrading, inferior

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Facetious

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Flippant, frivolous, humorous, witty, playful

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Rabid

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Fanatical, furious, mad

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Somber

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Gloomy, sad

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Complacent

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Self-satsified

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Impetuous

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Impulsive, rash, hasty

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Discreet

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Cautious, circumspect

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Quarry

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Prey, victim

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Foment

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Instigate, incite, provoke

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Penitent

A

Regretful

200
Q

Tantamount

A

Equivalent

201
Q

Deter

A

Hinder, discourage

202
Q

Commodious

A

Spacious

203
Q

Calumny

A

False accusation, slander

204
Q

Asinine

A

Ngu nhu bo

205
Q

Pittance

A

Tiny amount

206
Q

Au Courant

A

Trendy, up-to-date

207
Q

Noisome

A

Very unpleasant, disgusting

208
Q

Unkempt

A

Untidy, neglected

209
Q

Odious

A

Strong intense dislike

210
Q

Countenance v

A

Tolerate, permit, allow

211
Q

Parable

A

A moralistic story

212
Q

Nonentity

A

One of no importance

213
Q

Flabbergasted

A

Astounded

214
Q

Whet

A

Stimulate, stir up, arouse

215
Q

Stupor

A

Trạng thái sững sờ

216
Q

Wince

A

Co rúm, rụt lại

217
Q

Gaunt

A

Haggard, thin

218
Q

Mien

A

Appearance

219
Q

Hirsute

A

Hairy

220
Q

Unsavory

A

Disagreeable, offensive, morally bad

221
Q

Venial

A

Pardonable, forgivable

222
Q

Acme

A

Pinnacle, zenith

223
Q

Penury

A

Poverty

224
Q

Volition

A

Willpower, choice

225
Q

Sojourn v

A

Temporary stay

226
Q

Nascent

A

Incipient, fledgling

227
Q

Glib

A

Liến thoắng, lém lỉnh

Smooth of speech

228
Q

Legerdemain

A

Deceptive adroitness, Sleight of hand

229
Q

Passé

A

Old- fashioned

230
Q

Stagnant

A

Motionless, dull, inactive

231
Q

Foist

A

Lén lút đưa vào

pass off slyly

232
Q

Tantalize

A

Tease or torment by offering sth good, but not deliver

233
Q

Retort v

A

Asner, reply

234
Q

Tacit

A

Implicit, implied

235
Q

Staunch adj

A

Dedicated, loyal, faithful

236
Q

Opprobrium

A

Vilification, vituperation, scorn, insult

237
Q

Machiavellian

A

devious, cunning, crafty, sly, tricky

238
Q

Unconscionable

A

Unethical, immoral

239
Q

Flay

A

Strip off skin

Scold harshly

240
Q

Demeanor

A

Manner

241
Q

Vindicate

A

Absolve, justify

242
Q

Turpitude

A

Depravity

243
Q

Infraction

A

Violation

244
Q

Redress

A

Rectify, amend

245
Q

Facile

A

Effortless, easily attained

246
Q

Cant

A

Insincere or almost meaningless talk

Sanctimonious

247
Q

Vilify

A

Slander, malign

248
Q

Vitiate

A

Destroy the use or value of sth

249
Q

Fatuous

A

Foolish, silly, inane

250
Q

Contort

A

To twist violently

251
Q

Repertoire

A

all the plays, songs, dancesthat a performer knows and can perform

252
Q

Imperceptible

A

Unnoticeable

253
Q

Pall

A

To become dull, ineffective, insipid

254
Q

Satiety

A

Excess, overly full, surfeit

255
Q

Curry

A

To seek favor by flattery

256
Q

Allude

A

Hint, suggest

257
Q

Impious

A

atheistic, blasphemous, lacking respect, irreverent

258
Q

Spate

A

Deluge, flood

259
Q

Raucous

A

Strident, harsh, shrill

260
Q

Bogus

A

Spurious, fraudulent, fake

261
Q

Quandary

A

Predicament, plight, dilemma

262
Q

Blasé

A

Indifferent, not responsive to excitement

263
Q

Negligible

A

Trivial, trifling, unimportant

264
Q

Comely

A

Beautiful, handsome

265
Q

Qualm

A

a feeling of doubt or uncertainty about whether you are doing the right thing

266
Q

Begrudge

A

Envy

Resent

267
Q

Artless

A

Ingenuous, naive

268
Q

Gratuity

A

Tip

269
Q

Delve

A

Rummage, dig, ro research

270
Q

Requisite

A

required

271
Q

Maim

A

Disable, cripple

272
Q

Roster

A

Schedule, list, agenda

273
Q

Guise

A

Manner, appearance, MIEN

274
Q

Pariah

A

Social outcast

275
Q

Largess

A

Gratuity, liberality, generousness

276
Q

Repent

A

Regret, desire to make amend

277
Q

Libel

A

Defamation, calumny

278
Q

Plaintiff

A

The complaining party in law

279
Q

Canard

A

A made-up sensational story

280
Q

Dulcet

A

Mellifluous, melodious TO THE EAR

281
Q

Frail

A

Weak, delicate

282
Q

Excoriate

A

Criticize strongly

283
Q

Devout

A

Pious, religious

284
Q

Profuse

A

Copious, prolific, overflowing

285
Q

Rail

A

Scold, use abusive language

286
Q

Wistful

A

Pensive, longing

287
Q

Brigand

A

Robber, bandit

288
Q

Emissary

A

envoy, ambassador, agent

289
Q

Ruminate

A

Ponder upon

290
Q

Taut

A

Căng thẳng

291
Q

Livid

A

Pale

292
Q

Yen

A

Strong desire, strong longing

293
Q

Bagatelle

A

A trifle, chuyện/ vật linh tinh, nhỏ nhặt

294
Q

Decapitate

A

To behead

295
Q

Termagant

A

người đàn bà lắm điều, người đàn bà lăng loàn

296
Q

Potentate

A

A ruler

297
Q

Nepotism

A

Favoritism towards relatives

298
Q

Internecine

A

Conflict within a group

Mutual destructive

299
Q

Obloquy

A

lời lăng nhục, lời nói xấu

300
Q

Factitious

A

bogus, fake

301
Q

Encomium

A

Eulogy, panegyric

302
Q

Prevarication

A

lời nói quanh co; việc làm quanh co