Belle Flashcards

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Acquire (v)

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To get or buy

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Intimidate (v)

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To threaten to be scary

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Impose (v)

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To make someone do something

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Apprehensive (a)

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Nervous, worried

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Redeem (v)

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To exchange, to swap

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Innovative (a)

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Imaginative, coming up with new ideas

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Rowdy (a)

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Busy, noisy

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Onerous, taxing (a)

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Hard going, tough work

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Formidable (a)

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Strong, hard to beat

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Haughty (a)

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Arrogant, stuck up

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Riveting (a), engrossing

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Fascinating

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Preoccupied (a)

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Unable to concentrate because something is on your mind

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Hearty (a)

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Strong, healthy

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Overbearing (a)

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Bossy, bullying

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Diplomatic (a)

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Being polite, careful with your words

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Plucky (a)

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Unexpectedly brave

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Courteous (a)

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Super polite

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Aloof (a)

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Cold, unfriendly

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Decrepit (a)

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Very old, falling apart

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Adequate (a)

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Enough, OK, not brilliant

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Endeavour (v)

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To try to do something

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Wane (v)

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To grow less, or weaker

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Zealous (a)

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Super keen

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Fell (v)

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To chop down something, to make something fall

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Scanty, meagre (a)

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A small amount, not very much

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Preach (v)

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To give spiritual advice, to boss someone about

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Initial (a)

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First (without thinking much)

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Unobtrusive (a)

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Not making a fuss, hardly noticed

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Effeminate (a)

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Acting in a girlish way

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Garb, attire (n)

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Costume, the clothes you are wearing

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Uniform (a)

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The same shape and size

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Admit (v) (not confess)

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To let someone in

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Essence (n)

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The heart of something, the most important part of something

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Pulverise (v)

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To smash up into little pieces

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Intent (n)

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Something you are trying to do

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Mangle (v)

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To squash out of shape

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Crude (a)

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Not skilful, basic

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Successive (a)

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One following on from another

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Excavate (v)

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To dig up in an archeological sense

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Rigorously (adv)

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Harshly, energetically

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Deter (v)

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To discourage, to put off

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Corresponding to

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Fitting with

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Enterprise (n)

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A new idea or thing you are trying to do

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Heir (n)

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The person who inherits something from their parents

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Heirloom (n)

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Something that gets passed down from one generation to the next

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Waylaid (a)

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Lost, diverted (also in a conversation)

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Hearten (v)

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To encourage, to give you heart

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Extinguish (v)

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To put out a fire (or to discourage)

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Kindle (v)

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To light a fire (or start something going in your mind)

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Indulge (v)

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To give yourself a treat

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Garment (n)

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An item of clothing

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52
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Artichoke (n)

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A type of vegetable

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Comrade (n)

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A friend, someone you work with

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Civil (a)

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Polite but not friendly

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Weld (v)

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To join together metal by heating

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Mourn (v)

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To grieve because someone has died

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Prophet (n)

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Someone who speaks for God

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Draft (n)

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A first version of something

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Draught (n)

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A breeze of air or wind

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Muster (v)

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To gather together some people or a thing

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Enquire (v)

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To ask about something

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Elude (v)

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To escape from

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Bewildered (a)

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To be confused

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Ambition (n)

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A goal, something you really want to do

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Diligent (a)

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Very careful

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Console (v)

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To comfort someone

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Inconsolable (a)

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Very upset, nothing you say or do will help

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Canter (v)

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To jog or run at half speed (horses)

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Solitude (n)

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Being in your own

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Brood (v)

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To hatch an egg

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Brooding (a)

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Looking grumpy or angry

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Heath (n)

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Area of wild grass and land

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Coppice (n)

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A batch of young trees

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Amicable (a)

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Accustomed (a)

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Used to something, knowing it’s going to happen

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Lethargic (a)

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Having no energy

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Amenity (n)

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Facility, a feature you want in something

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Monotonous (a)

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Boring, having no variation

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Quell (v)

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To put a stop to something happening (disturbance, riot)

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Culminate (v)

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To end up with something (as a consequence)

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Integral (a)

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Drivel (n)

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Stupid nonsense

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Detritus (n)

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Rubbish left behind

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Dross (n)

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Rubbish, useless material

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Substantial (a)

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Controversial (a)

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Likely to cause an argument

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Isolated (a)

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Remote, not near to other things

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Heritage (n)

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Your roots, the place your family come from

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Contrast (v)

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To be very different from

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Invest (v)

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To give someone some money to develop something (and expect to get more money back)

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Watertight (a)

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Not letting water through it

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Cohesive (a)

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Logical, stick together (ideas)

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Spontaneous (a)

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Unplanned, on the spur of the moment

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Frivolous (a)

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Not important, a bit silly

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Morals, ethics (n)

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Principlals, knowing right from wrong

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Dubious (a)

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Full of doubt

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Amiable (a)

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Friendly, kind

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Delectable (a)

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Really nice (people, food)

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Unsettling (a)

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Worrying, uncomfortable

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Melancholy (a)

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Deeply sad, depressed

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Evade (v)

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To escape from, to slip past

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Repudiate (v)

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Refuse to accept, to deny strongly

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Virtuous (a)

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Good and kind, does not do anything wrong

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Awry (a)

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Going wrong, misdirected

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Authority (n)

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Trustworthiness, being in charge

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Universal (a)

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Everyone has to go through it

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Raw (a)

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Uncooked, really cold

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Fallow period (n)

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A period of resting and recuperating

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Desolate, bleak (a)

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Bare, harsh, unpleasant

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Ramble (v)

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To go for a long walk, not hurrying

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Abusive (a)

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Rude, treating someone badly

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Destitute (a)

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Penniless, bankrupt

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Privileged (a)

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Having advantages others don’t have

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Renowned (a)

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Well known, famous

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Jaded (a)

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Tired, old, not at your best

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Chivalry (n)

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Looking after people who are thought to be too weak to look after themselves

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Dogged (a)

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Determined even though it’s hard

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Unabashed (a)

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Not put off, not scared

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Bland (a)

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Lacking in flavour, dull, plain

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Robust (a)

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Durable, not going to fall apart

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Hefty (a)

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Heavy, big, awkward

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Incompetent (a)

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Not good at doing something, unable to do it

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Viable (a)

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Do-able, practical

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Sheen (n)

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Vulgarity (n)

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Principle (n)

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An idea or rule that you try to stick to

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Dictator (n)

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Someone who makes all the rules and does not allow any one else to decide with him

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Accommodating (a)

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Comfortable, allowing for other things or people

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Vessel (n)

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Something you can fill with something else, usually liquid

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Obstinate, stubborn (a)

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Refusing to change your mind

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Crinkly (a)

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Wavy, or curly

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Restless (a)

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Fidgeting, unable to keep still, not relaxing

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Noxious (a)

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Makes you feel sick, literally

134
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Obnoxious (a)

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Makes you sick, not literally, disgusts you

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Holler (v)

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To shout (American)

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Maintain (v)

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To keep something going