BBC Vocab Test #1 Flashcards

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Induce

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(Persuade, cause) bring about or give rise to

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Incoherence

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Lack of clarity or organization

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Immerse

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Involve deeply, submerge

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Catharsis

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Emotional cleansing, release

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Ululate

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Wail or howl of grief or strong emotion

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Tenuous

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Weak, little, slight

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Intransigence

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Stubborn

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Liniment

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Liquid or lotion

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Misanthropy

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Hatred of human kind

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Impermanence

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Not permanent

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Purported

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Appear or claim to be something, falsely

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Irresolute

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Uncertainty, not sure

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Apropos

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In reference to, concerning

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Lugubrious

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Looking or sounding sad

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Illimitable

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Without limits, never ending

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Ineptitude

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No skill, clumsy

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Superfluous

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Abundance, extra

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Palpable

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Touchable, able to be felt

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Obdurately