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common words 3 Flashcards

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flagrant

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obviously bad; notorious(literally, faming)

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flustered

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confused

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foreboding

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feeling of impending doom

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forfeit

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to lose as a penalty; to give up the loss due to the penalty

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formidable

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impressive in strength; inspiring fear

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frivolous

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not serious; trifling

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fulsome

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abundant; offensively insincere

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garrulous

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excessively talkative

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gaudy

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showy, often tastelessly so

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gaunt

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thin, bony,emaciated

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genial

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affable

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grapple

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to wrestle with, either literally or figuratively

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gregarious

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very social; enjoying company

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guile

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deceit, cunning,duplicity

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gullible

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easily fooled, naive

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hamper

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to hinder, to get in the way oft interfere with

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haughty

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arrogant,lofty

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haven

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a place of safety

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heinous

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brutal, hatefully,cruel

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hew

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to cut down

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hue

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color

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ignoble

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not noble, common

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immaculate

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spotless, completely clean, pure

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impair

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to make worse

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impede

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to hinder, to obstruct

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inane

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pointless, empty of intelligence

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incense

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to inflame with anger

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incite

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to move to action, to sir up

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incredulous

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not believing

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indolent

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lazy ,avoiding labor

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inordinate

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excessive, beyond the usual bounds

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insipid

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uninteresting, without taste, without significance

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insolent

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disrespectful

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invoke

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to call on, call forth, to summon

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irate

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angry

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ire

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anger

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jest

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to joke, a joke

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jocular

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humorous, merry

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jubilant

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joyful, triumphant

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juxtapose

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to place side by side

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laud

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to praise

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laudable

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worthy of praise

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lavish

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extravagantly generous, to give profusely

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lax

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not strict

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lexicon

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a dictionary

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lithe

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flexible,supple,graceful

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lucid

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clear

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lucrative

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profitable,moneymaking

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malcontent

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an unhappy or dissatisfied person

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mar

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to spoilt make imperfect, to ruin

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meager

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deficient

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meander

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to move in a circular or winding or wandering way

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mendicant

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beggar

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meticulous

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precise, detail-oriented

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mettle

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courage, inner strength

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millennium

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a thousand years

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mirth

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merriment, glee

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monotonous

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without variety,repetitious

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morose

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sullen, ill-humored

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multitude

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a large number of people or things

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mundane

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ordinary

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municipality

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a city or town

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nadir

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the lowest point,(opposite of zenith)

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noisome

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offensive,foul

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nomadic

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wandering, roaming

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obdurate

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stubborn, hard-headed

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obstreperous

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noisily defiant

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odious

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offensive,repugnant

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opulent

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wealthy, expensively high quality

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ornate

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elaborately decorated, sumptuous,highly detailed in embellishment

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ostentatious

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impressive, attracting attention(sometimes this carries a boastful connotation)

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ostracize

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to exclude

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pact

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an agreement

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panegyric

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a speech of high praise

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paragon

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an ideal, a model of excellence

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rapacious

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greedy, grasping

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ratify

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to approve, to confirm

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squander

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to waste,to throw away

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soporific

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sth that puts you to sleep

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solace

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comfort, especially for grief or stress

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smite

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to strike ,to hit

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shrewd

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clever, practical,astute

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shackle

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a restraint, such as a prisoner’s chain; to restrain

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servile

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submissive, like a servant

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serendipity

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good luck, especially unexpected good luck

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sanguine

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cheerful,optimistic,red

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salvage

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to save goods that are in danger of destruction

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sage

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wise, a wise person; name of an herb

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ruminate

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to think, to turn over in your mind

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rue

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to feel regret, a bitter tasting herb

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robust

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strong

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repulse

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to repel, to drive off, to force away

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repugnant

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offensive, repulsive

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reproach

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to scold, disgrace or shame

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reprehensible

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deplorable

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rouse

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to become active, to awaken

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relinquish

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to abandon,to give sth up

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redoubtable

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formidable, respected,inspiring fear

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recalcitrant

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stubbornly resistant

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rebuke

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to criticize, to censure, to chide, to reprimand, a reprimand

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raze

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demolish, to level to the ground

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ravenous

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extremely hungry, famished,

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vilify

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to abuse verbally, to malign

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visage

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a person’s face

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vivify

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to bring life, animate

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vocation

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an occupation, a calling

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voracious

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having great appetite, ravenous

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wan

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pale

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wane

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to decrease in size

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wary

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cautious, on guard

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wax

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to increase in size

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zeal

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extreme devotion

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zealot

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a person who is extremely enthusiastic about sth especially religion or politics

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zephyr

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the west wind, a gentle breeze

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zenith

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the highest point that the sun or moon reaches in the sky, directly above you

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yearn

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want sth very much especially when it’s very difficult to get

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wrath

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intense angry

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whim

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a sudden wish to do sth or have sth especially when it’s sth unusual or unnecessary

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wince

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to suddenly make an expression with your face that shows that you are feeling pain or embarrassment

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