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GregMat Hard Words > DECK 6 > Flashcards

DECK 6 Flashcards

1
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Lugubrious

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Look buried

Overly sad

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Macabre

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Ma ki kabre

Gruesome

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Tacit

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Taciturn

Understand it without stated

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Exorbitant

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Extra orbit

Very expensive

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Corporeal

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Corpse

Physical not mental

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Morose

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No rose

Sad

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Eclectic

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Eclairs

Diverse

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Idiosyncratic

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Unusual habits

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Ardent

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Harvey Dent

Passionate

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Doctrainaire

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Doctor nair

Lay down principles as undeniably true

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Officious

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Officials

Asserting authority over others

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Conducive

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Conductive

Make situation more likely to happen

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Equanimity

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Equal enimity

Calm state of mind

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14
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Supplant

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Substitute plant

Take place of

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Lampoon

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Bufoon

Parody

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Lambaste

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Lame bastard

Criticise harshly

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Turpitude

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Tar pit attitude

Wickedness

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18
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Peccadillo

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Pakka dil no

Small sin

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Antagonize

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Cause someone to become hostile

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20
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Philistine

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Feel tiny

Narrow minded

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21
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Relegate

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Opp of delegate

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Dirge

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Digging the pit to bury someone while singing

A mournful song

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Imperturbable

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Not easily upset

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Excoriate

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Ex criticise

Criticise harshly

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Curmudgeon

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A grumpy person

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Swindle

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To cheat

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27
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Wheedle

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Will Wheaton

Use flattery to achieve goal

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Haughty

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Hottie

Arrogant

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Chary

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Scary

Great caution

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30
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Xenophobia

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Dislike strangers

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31
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Squandar

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Waste in a reckless manner

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32
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Cajole

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Kajol

Persuade someone by flattery

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33
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Heady

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Giving someone head

Having a strong effect

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Exigent

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Ex agent

Urgent

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Endemic

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Pandemic

Spread in a particular area

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Disdain

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Diss de

Insult someone

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Inchoate

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In chotte

Beginning

38
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Abeyance

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Obey once

Temporary suspension

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Redoubtable

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Formidable

40
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Burnish

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Varnish

Polish

41
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Wily

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Maeve Wiely

Cunning

42
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Quandary

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Laundry

Uncertain

43
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Substantiate

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Establish with facts

44
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Sophistry

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Use of clever but false arguments to cheat

45
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Penchant

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Enchant

Strong preference

46
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Gauche

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Awkard

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Deprecate

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Criticise

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Affront

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In front

Insult

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Propitious

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Profit is good

Good chance of success

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Detente

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Detention

Easing the strained relations between 2 countries

51
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Outlandish

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Unfamiliar

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Abscond

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Absent

Depart secretly

53
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Imbrogilo

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I am bro or girl

Confused

54
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Languish

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Anguish makes you weak

Weaken

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Nimble

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Moving quickly and lightly

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Prurient

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Prude

Characterised by lust

57
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Bawdy

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Dealing with sexual matters in a comical way

58
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Croon

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Hum or sing softly

59
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Aspersion

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Ass person

Attack someone’s reputation

60
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Nadir

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Lowest point of a person or in a company

Opp of zenith

61
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Echelon

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Rank in a company

62
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Apogee

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Highest point

Opp Perigee

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Ennui

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Anything new?

Feeling bored

64
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Conflagaration

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Flagaration = flare

Huge fire

65
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Chagrin

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Chai grim

Irritation

66
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Contretemps

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Contemporary temps

A minor dispute

67
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Commiserate

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Common misery

Sympathise

68
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Zenith

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Hiighest point

69
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Expatiate

A

Speak in detail about

70
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Jocund

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Jocosta

Cheerful

71
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Fraught

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Causing stress

72
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Slovenly

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Dirty

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Factious

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Fascist

Likely to argue

74
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Spurn

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Spit and turn

Reject with contempt

75
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Callow

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Hallow

Immature

76
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Flagrant

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Flag rent

Offensive

77
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Obstreperous

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Street person

Noisy

78
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Temerity

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Opp of timidity

79
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Odious

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Odour - bad smell

Hateful

80
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Deportment

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The way a person stands and walks

81
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Precocious

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Pre conscious

Unusually mature

82
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Verve

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We are

Energetic

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Fallow

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Uncultivated

84
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Tenuous

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Ten of us

Weak

85
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Obdurate

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Durability

Stubborn

86
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Gratuitous

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Unnecessary and unwarrented

87
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Soliloquy

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Solo guy

A long speech

88
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Stolid

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Solid stone

Emotionless

89
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Capitulate

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Captain its too late

Surrender

90
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Cogitate

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Meditate

91
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Plucky

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Pre lucky

Brave

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Feint

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Faking it

Distracting movement

GregMat Hard Words (6 decks)

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