Definitions Flashcards

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(of a pieve of writing) having been shorten

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abridged

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eager to own and collect things

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acquisitive

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sense of beauty, related to the enjoyment or study of beauty

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aesthetic

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not friendly or willing take part in things in an unfriendly way - at a distance

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aloof

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large

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ample

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of the old epoc

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anachronistic

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to make (an unpleasant feeling) less intense

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assuage

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to wave something in the air in an excited way

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brandish

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the quality of often having) a sudden and usually silly wish to have or do something, or a sudden and silly change of mind or behaviour

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caprice

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to cover or hide something

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cloak

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things that are invented

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coinage

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abundant in supply and quantity

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copious

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does not show emotions, in a negative way it’s when Somebody tries to tell you something that creates emotions but you don’t make anything transcend as if you don’t care

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cynical

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showing respect

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deferential

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to change direction

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deflect

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to express disagreement or refuse something - obiettare

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demur

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the tendency to lay down principles as undeniably true, without consideration of evidence or the opinions of others.

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dogmatism

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to show and have great knowledge

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erudite

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intensley enthusiastic and passionate

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fervid

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lasting for a very short time

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fleeting

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to intentionally not obey a rule

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flout

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the area that people pay attention to

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foreground

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excessively talkative

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garrulous

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tall and awkward

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gawky

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somebody easily convinced of something

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gullible

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particular features of a person

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idiosyncracy

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tending to obstruct or harm.

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inimical

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unwilling to change ones view to agree with somebody else

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intransigent

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29
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using a few words

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laconic

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lacking care of, attention or control

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lax

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31
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to look on or treat a person as a celebrity

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lionisation

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32
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unpleasently light in colour

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lurid

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careful

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meticulous

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a wrong or inaccurate use of a name or term

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misnomer

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failing to take care of something

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negligent

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stubbornly refusing to change one’s opinion as they are convinced of their own

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obdurate

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nice in a servile way

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obsequious

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a stylish, original and very confident way of doing things

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panache

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admitting the passage of light, transparent, translucent

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pellucidity

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40
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to speak evasively - not directly telling the truth

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prevaricate

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recklessly extravagant or wasteful in the use of resources.

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proliferate

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42
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great depth of insight or knowledge.

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profundity

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43
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Givingorgivenfreelyandabundantly;extravagant:

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profuse

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44
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ideas that are different and unsusal and not likely to suceed

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quixotic

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45
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Purposeful and determined person

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resolute

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46
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A group of advisers, assistants

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retinue

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47
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the act of disapproving or condemning

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stigmatisation

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48
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taking a common view, forming a general summary

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synoptic

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to go further, rise above, be better than something

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transcend

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50
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dull and boring because it has been said or told too many times

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trite

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51
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Of little value or importante

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trival

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52
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put emphasis on something

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underscore

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53
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degree of harmfulness

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virulence

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54
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Encouragement of aggression towards other countries

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warmongering

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55
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Feeling or showing caution

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wary

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56
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to go back and forth between choices and opinions

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waver

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57
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a strong feel of interest and enthusiasm that makes someone very eager or determined to do something

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zeal

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58
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having the right to do or obtain something; satisfying the appropriate conditions OR desirable or suitable as a partner in marriage.

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eligible

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a fire or light set up in a high or prominent position as a warning, signal, or celebration.

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beacon

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Harm, injure, damge - destroy in judgment

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scathing

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feeling of deep respect or awe

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reverence

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62
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the ability to make good judgements and take quick decisions

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acumen

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63
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the action of attacking or assertively rejecting cherished beliefs and institutions or established values and practices.

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iconoclasm

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confirm or give support to (a statement, theory, or finding).

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corroborating

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65
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to expose or discredit claims believed to be false, exaggerated, or pretentious

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debunking

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66
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not genuine or true

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bogous

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67
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to fall in disuse, passed

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obsolete

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68
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demand and obtain something from somebody of high standards

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exacting

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69
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sparing or economical as regards money or food.

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frugality

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70
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the quality of using money and other resources carefully and not wastefully.

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thrift

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71
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he interaction or cooperation of two or more organizations, substances, or other agents to produce a combined effect greater than the sum of their separate effects.

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synergy

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receive (something, especially something beneficial) as a consequence of one’s own or another’s actions.

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reap

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ploughed and harrowed but left for a period without being sown in order to restore its fertility or to avoid surplus production.

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fallow

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74
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causing mental trouble or anguish

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disquieting

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75
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to fail to give a true impression of (something)

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belie

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76
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easily recognisable/obvious

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patent

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77
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not having any serious purpose or value.

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frivulous

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78
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sternness or severity of manner or attitude –> plainness and simplicity in appearance

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austerity

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79
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If someone likes to talk but they’re really boring

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prolixity

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80
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talkes easily and often

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volubility

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81
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deprive (someone or something) of significance or power.

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eclipse

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82
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think deeply about something

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rumination

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83
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complete, absolute

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utterly

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84
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commonplace; unromantic.

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prosaic

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85
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having been overused; unoriginal and trite.

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hackyened

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86
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be inundated by large numbers of requests or complaints.

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beseiged

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87
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playfully frivolous or unpredictable = nervous or excitable; easily scared.

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skittish

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88
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not easily upset or excited = clam not easily excited

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placid

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a temporary suspension of activity

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abeyance

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90
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emotional cleanse

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catharsis

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91
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feel guilty

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compunzione

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92
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to want with envy / bramare

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covet

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93
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to spot

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discry

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having an instable appetite, eat with great voracity

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edacious

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95
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to hide snuggly

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ensconce

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false idea, mistaken belief, an implausible argument

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fallacy

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97
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old, ancient, grey from age

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hoary

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98
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a dominant or recurring theme or emotion

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letimotif

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99
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characterized by the belief that the parts of something are intimately interconnected and explicable only by reference to the whole.

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holistic

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corruption, corruption, usually through bribery

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graft

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a witty saying

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epigram

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102
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funny, humurous in a clever way

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witty

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publicly announce

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decry

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refuse to comply

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balk

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to appease and placate

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propitiate

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excessively mournful

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lugubrious

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addolorato

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mournful

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showing inappropriate levity

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flippant

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leggerezza

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levity

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a retaliatory action in war against the enemy

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reprisal

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act of revenge

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retaliatory

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the name inspired by someone else - call after somebody

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eponym

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to pass on and delegate to another

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devolve

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intricate and complex

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byzantine

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give instructions to or direct somebody to do something with authority

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enjoin

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a feeling of anger caused by being offended

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umbrage

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mutual accusations

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recrimination

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of no matter or consequence, not important

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moot

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a beginner

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neophyte

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to hide the seriousness of something with excuses or apologies

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palliate

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emotionally moving

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poignant

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povertá

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penury

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inappropriate

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inelictious

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to be biased because of envy

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jaundiced

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to command against

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proscribed

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to speak in an excessively flattering way about something

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hagiographic

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parola d’ordine/slogan

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shibboleth

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sneaky, secretive

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surrepititious

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trafiggere, to stand motionless

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transfix

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good for your health

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salubrious

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extraordinary composure in front of danger

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Sangfroid

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to expel, eject

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Oust

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a wealth, influential person

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Nabob

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to be theatrical

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Histrionic

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a conflict within a group

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internecine

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attack false or worng

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ti impugn

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overbearing pride and presumption

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hubris

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irritate

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irk

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to wonder aimlessly

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to meander

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abusive vocally

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derisive

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toto collect information bit by bit

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to glean

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a beginner

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neophyte

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to lose energy and enthusiasm

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stultify

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speed and rapidity

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celerity

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to react in an offended and angry manner

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to bristle

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idyllically calm and peaceful; suggesting happy tranquillity; marked by peace and prosperity

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halcyon

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joyously unrestrained

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ebullient

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to conspire

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to machinate

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to convert somebody to something else

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proselytise

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to look for, to try to win over = corteggiare

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to court

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(of ground or terrain) having a broken, rocky, and uneven surface.

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rugged

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to frightensomebodyin order to make them obey you

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to cow

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feeling or expressing drisdain or derision. L’atto, il fatto di deridere, di mettere in ridicolo con malanimo, in modo sprezzante:

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scornful of

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little known, nascosto - Celato, segreto, profondo e inaccessibile

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recondite

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someonewho is ineffective or irresponsible. Apersonwho cannot be trusted to take on responsibility is an example ofsomeonewho would be described asfeckless.

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feckless

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extremely attentive to punctilios; strict or exact in the observance of the formalities or amenities of conduct or actions.

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pounctilious

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a person who inspires or influences others, especially one prominent in a particular sphere.

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luminary

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characterized by or making a continuous loud banging or ringing sound.

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clangorous

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to charge excise on (goods) = tassare

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to excise

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having little or no money.

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impecunious

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to pretend to be affected by (a feeling, state, or injury).

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to feign

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to conceal or disguise one’s true feelings or beliefs.

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to dissemble

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difficult to understand, rare, - noto ma difficile a intendersi per troppa sottigliezza o astrattezza - einstein theories

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abstruse

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unimportant, trivial

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trifiling

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still in existence; surviving.

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extant

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strong preference or tendency

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penchant for

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behave in a way that belittles or degrades (someone). - umiliare

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abase

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to cooperate in a secret or unlawful way in order to deceive or gain an advantage over others.

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to collude

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Stare in an angry, sullen way

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glower

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Shameless boldness - insolent or impertinent behaviour.

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effrontery

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privo di forze

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languid

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someone who has been admitted to membership in a scholarly field - an expert in a particular subject or field who is frequently called upon to give their opinions to the public.

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Pundit

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stubbornly resistant to authority or control - unmanagable

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Refractory

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extreme tiredness, either mental or physical

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Lassitude

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to enlarge or increase; improve

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Augment

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to take part in immoral and unethical plots

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Connive

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having a fierce, savage nature

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Truculent

178
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integrity, strong moral principles

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Probity

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to talk well but a lot, too detailed

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loquacious

180
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o talk a lot resulting in dullness, girare attorno al punto

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verbosity

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potente e/o very

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mightly

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clever but dishonest talk used to decieve people to your own advantage

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chicanery

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contraddire, refuse to accept something is the truth

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gainsey

184
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present but needing particular conditions to become active, obvious or completely developed

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latent

185
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to prompt, stimulate, provoke deribelatly

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goad

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to go away suddenly and secretly in order to escape somwhere

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abscond

187
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a reason well said that convinced people

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cogent

188
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temperamentally seeking and enjoying the company of others

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gregarious

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to speak to someone or a group of people, often for a long time, in a forceful and sometimes angry

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harangue

190
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to be confusing by being difficult to explain and deal with

A

confund

191
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a person who thinks and acts in an independent way, often behaving differently from the expected

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maverick

192
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different from an accepted standard

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aberrant

193
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ingenuo

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guiless

194
Q

Operosità, solerzia: lavorare con alacrità O Prontezza mentale, vivacità interiore: persona dotata di grande a.

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alacrity

195
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to accept (behaviour that is considered morally wrong or offensive), with reluctance

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condone

196
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to decieve and trick

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dupe

197
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laying not telling the truth

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mendacious

198
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to not be passed/affected by

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impervious

199
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indebolirsi

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enervate

200
Q

to inform or tell somebody about something

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apprise

201
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lacking courage, codardo

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Craven

202
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hieghest achievement

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Pinnacle

203
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a leading element

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spearhead

204
Q

a loyal, hard-working supporter

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stalwart

205
Q

trascurabile

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negligent

206
Q

“assertive of authority in a domineering way, especially with regard to trivial matters. OR
intrusively enthusiastic in offering help or advice; interfering.”

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Officious

207
Q

Characterized by pretentious or showy display; designed to impress.

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Ostentatious

208
Q

to Declare something as true

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Aver

209
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Treating serious issues with deliberately inappropriate humour; flippant.

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Facetious

210
Q

The presence of something in only small or insufficient quantities or amounts.

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Paucity

211
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to Move or cause to move slowly or rhythmically backwards and forwards or from side to side.

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Sway

212
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Happening by chance rather than intention.

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Fortuitous

213
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Having or showing knowledge of events before they take place.

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Prescint

214
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the ability to predict what will happen or be needed in the future.

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Foresighted

215
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mark of physical deformity

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Blemishes

216
Q

strengthen (reinforced concrete) by applying tension to the reinforcing rods before the concrete has set OR a claim or assertion of a claim to something.

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Pretentions

217
Q

corresponding in size or degree; in proportion.

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Commensurate

218
Q

relative eg family

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Kindered

219
Q

closely associated

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Affiliated

220
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when different elements of something join together and become one

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to coalesce

221
Q

present, appearing, or found everywhere.

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Ubiquitious

222
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occurring at irregular intervals or only in a few places; scattered or isolated.

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Sporadic

223
Q

small or insufficient in quantity or amount.

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Scanty

224
Q

deficient in quantity or quality; lacking fullness or richness

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Maeger

225
Q

to make (something bad or unsatisfactory) better.

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Ameliorate

226
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a person or thing that announces or signals the approach of another.

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Harbinger

227
Q

a person or thing viewed as a sign that something is about to happen

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Herald

228
Q

Rimedio universale, buono per tutti i mali

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Panacea

229
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(of an action) carried out without real interest, feeling, or effort.

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Perfunctory

230
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having or showing no pity or compassion for others.

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Ruthless

231
Q

having or showing shrewdness and good judgement, especially in money or business matters.

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Canny

232
Q

having or showing sharp powers of judgement; astute.

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Shrewd

233
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to decrease in intensity

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abate

234
Q

to cut and impress in stone or on a surface

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gouge

235
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an embankment built to prevent a river from overflowing

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Levee

236
Q

styleor way of usinglanguageiscomplicatedinordertoattractadmirationandattention,especiallyinorderto make someone or somethingseemimportant:

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grandiloquent

237
Q

ammonire o esortare

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admonish

238
Q

take away possessions from someone

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divest

239
Q

cheerful willingness to do favours

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complaisant

240
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feeling or expressing pain for sins or offenses

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contrite

241
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a mournful peom, a lament for the dead

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elegy

242
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the tendency of doing something

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knack

243
Q

evoke (an older style or genre).

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hark back to

244
Q

arrogant

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hauteur

245
Q

harsh and bitter criticism

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vitriol

246
Q
  1. strike or fling (something) somewhere with great force, especially so as to have a destructive effect; hurl.
  2. to discourage
  3. flair = stylishness and originality.”
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dash

247
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betraying one’s trust

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treachery

248
Q

undermine the power and authority of (an established system or institution).

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subvert

249
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“1. walk in an awkward way, typically because of pain from an injury.

  1. tie or strap together (the legs of a horse or other animal) to prevent it from straying.
  2. restrict the activity or development of.”
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hobble

250
Q

“a small piece or amount of something, especially one that is left over after the greater part has been used.
Particularly small thing”

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scrap

251
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In a state of eager desire; highly excited by eagerness or curiosity; astir.

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agog

252
Q

to annoy; harass; trouble

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vex

253
Q

boorish or rude

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brash

254
Q

“1. That point in the orbit of a planet or other heavenly body which is at the greatest distance from the earth; especially, that particular point of the moon’s orbit.

  1. climax
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apogee

255
Q

point of extreme depression

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nadir

256
Q

divert or modify (an instinctual impulse) into a culturally higher or socially more acceptable activity.

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sublimate

257
Q

assign an inferior rank or position to.

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relegate

258
Q

one who treats art derisively

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philistine

259
Q

a person displaying aggressive or exaggerated patriotism.

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chauvinist