collin_2 Flashcards
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delirious
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1.unable to think clearly and speak clearly coz of fear or abuse 2.happy or excited
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polemical
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verbally attacking
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confute
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to prove a person claim assertion or blame
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confound
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1.to surprise or confuse greatly 2.to prove as false
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confounded, adj
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very bad and annoying
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patent
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1.exclusive 2.clear or obvious 3.of finest quality
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insolent
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rude impolite or insensitive
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disconsolate
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very sad and unhappy
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amiss
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wrong
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hoard
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to collect secretly
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horde
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group THRONG
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slew
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a large no
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exhilarating
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gving a lot of enjoyment or fun
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inimical
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1.v unfriendly 2. v sweet-able 3.harmful
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antagonistic
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causing anger or trouble
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estimable
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frm esteem, deserving great respect
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contumacious
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stubbornly disobedient,not following rules, system
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seditious
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resisting authority, rules regulations
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cabal
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a small group of plotters
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hegemony
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dominance
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clout
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great influence or power
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rout
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completely defeat
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imprecation
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curse
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abash
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1.to make ashamed 2.to make smbd publicly confused
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reproach
to speak or criticize angrily REBUKE
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confer
1.to discuss on a subject matter to reach a conclusion 2.to provide
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profess
1.declare 2.to have strong belief
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duress
threat
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concur
agree
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concurrent
happened together
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rigorous
hard and thorough or complete
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defunct
1.death or no longer in existence
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discreet
1.secret and sensible
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furtive
secret so that concerned may not notice
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accede
1.to admit under pressure or unwillingly 2.to hold power 3.join
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relish
Enjoy
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perturb
disturb or give trouble or to make worried
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chagrin
feeling of worried
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vex
to be worried
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whorl
1.smth that moves round and round 2.fingerprint 3.ring of leaves and flower
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vortex
1.whirlpool 2.v turbulent condition or situation MAELSTROM
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imperious
domineering, wanting others to be obeyed what is ordered
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unsparing
v harsh and unpleasant
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abstemious
sparing in eating and drinking
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bellicose
aggressive or war like
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militate
1.conspire 2.prevent from happening
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marshal
1.put into order 2.lead
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disposition
usual mood, character of a person TEMPERAMENT
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frivolous
1.not serious abt profession 2.worthless
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penitential
regretful
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austere
1.not luxurious 2.without decoration 3.very rigid and hard 4.rigid economy
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esoteric
1.hard to understand 2.knows by few people ARCANE, RECONDITE
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extraneous
irrelevant or unimportant
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apposite
v appropriate or relevant GERMANE
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germinal
1.relating to germ 2.creative
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pert
1.small and attractive 2.showing confidence and lacking respect
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pertinent
1.relevant 2.showing respect
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umbrage
1.shadow of a tree 2.to feel offended or insulted
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somber
1.dark 2.very serious, unhappy or gloomy
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abase oneself
humble
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aid and abet
assist crimes and criminals
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abate
lessen or subside
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expropriate
to take private property by the govt for public use
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gratification
satisfaction
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gratuitous
free of cost
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spawn
1.to lay eggs 2.to produce in large numbers
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pacifism
belief that war conflict should be avoided to settle a dispute
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pacific
peacefulness
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adventitious
happening by a chance not by planned
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exodus
departure in great numbers
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divest
1. to sell company properties 2.to lose smth because smbd has taken it
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emend
1.rectify 2. to improve or make better
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amend
to change word phrase sentence or theme
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autonomous
independent
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contend
1.compete VIE 2.claim or forcefully state
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contention
1. claim 2.strong disagreement or debate
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extirpate
root our or eliminate EXTERMINATE
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ingenuous
simple honest and willing to belief
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ingenious
clever
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apotheosis
1. highest point of success 2. a perfect or excellent example
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apostate
a person who betrays religion or ant type of belief
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encroach
interfere or occupy illegally
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contemplate
think deeply MUSE, PONDER, COGITATE, MEDITATE, MULL OVER, RUMINATE
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eschew
to avoid or give up coz u think it is no longer necessary SHUN
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deprecate
belittle humiliate, insult
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depredate
violently attack
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clangor
interrupted sound from hitting
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forestall
prevent from happening
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preempt
1.prevent from happening 2.journalism to cancel regular program to broadcast
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forge
1.to bring metal into shape 2.to make fake 3.establish 4.to move ahead forcefully
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scuttle
1.to sink boat ship knowingly 2.to move v quickly
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founder
verb, sink
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inculcate
to teach until u r prepared
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catechism
a religious book containing question and answer
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cataclysm
1.disaster 2.great change
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vernacular
informal
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dialect
regional language PATOIS
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polyglots
a person who knows many languages
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converse
1.to have conversation with 2.opposite
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panegyric
speech of praise ENCOMIUM
