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Class 7 Flashcards

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Proverbs and Idioms flashcards
1
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Bestow

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To present as a gift

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Ardently

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With intense emotion; passionately

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Exile

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Expulsion from one’s native land

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Stifle

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To suppress or withhold

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Warped

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To bend out of shape; to be twisted (physically or mentally)

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Cleaved

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To remain faithful

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Hapless

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Unlucky or unfortunate

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Tarnished

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To become dull or discolored

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Mantelpiece

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A shelf above a fireplace

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Derelict

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Deserted or abandoned

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Precocious

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Usually advanced or mature in mental development

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Musing

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Absorbed in thought; meditative

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Corroded

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To eat or wear away usually by chemicals

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Burnished

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To be polished by friction

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Variegated

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Varied in appearance or color

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Cupola

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A light structure on a roof

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Proprietary

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Belonging to a proprietor – the owner of an establishment

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Risqué

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Close to impropriety (dangerously close to the bad side of things)

19
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Platonic

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Free from physical desire: platonic love

20
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Unbridled

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Not controlled or restrained

21
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Transposed

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To switch the position of two things

22
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Tycoon

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A person of great wealth, influence or power; magnate

23
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Lucrative

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Moneymaking, profitable

24
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Aptitude

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Talent, capability, ability

25
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Ulcers

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A sore on the skin

26
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Forsake

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To quit or leave entirely; abandon; desert

27
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Deplete

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To seriously decrease or exhaust a supply of

28
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Vandal

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Someone who destroys others’ property

29
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Dote

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Express excessive love or fondness

30
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Exodus

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Departure or emigrate

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Profound

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Showing deep insight or understanding

32
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Prosaic

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Commonplace or dull

33
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Volition

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The act of choosing; from one’s own decision

34
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Cursory

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Quickly going through something without noticing details

35
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Versatile

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Easily adaptable

36
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Finesse

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Skill in handling a difficult situation

37
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Extolling

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To praise highly

38
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Insubordination

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To be disobedient to authority

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