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ENGLISH Flashcards

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ACCOMMODATION

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making or becoming suitable

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ANALYSIS

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abstract separation of something into its various parts

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MALEVOLENT

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wishing or appearing to wish evil to others

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CORRUGATED

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shaped into alternating parallel grooves and ridges

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ENTHRALLED

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filled with wonder and delight

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ENRAPTURE

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give intense pleasure or joy to

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LAMENT

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a cry of sorrow and grief

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SPITEFUL

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showing malicious ill will and a desire to hurtV

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VACUOUS

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having or showing a lack of thought or intelligence

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SVELTE

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Slender and elegant

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TORRENTIAL

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falling rapidly and in copious quantities

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TEDIOUS

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too long, slow, or dull

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REFINE

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remove impurities

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ELICIT

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to obtain something

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SUBSERVIENT

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compliant and obedient to authority

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PREVALENT

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most frequent or common

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BENEVOLENT

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well meaning and kindly

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MOTLEY

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consisting of many different types, parts, or colors that do not seem to belong together

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ADROIT

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clever or skillful in using the hands or mind

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COLOSSAL

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extremely large.

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SHREWD

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able to understand and judge a situation quickly

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DEVIOUS

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marked by practical hardheaded intelligence

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ABJECT

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Something bad experienced or present to the maximum degree

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ACQUIT

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Free someone from a criminal charge by a verdict of not guilty.

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CALLOUS

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Showing or having an insensitive and cruel disregard for others.

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CLANDESTINE

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Kept secret or done secretively, especially because illicit.

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CUMBERSOME

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Heavy or large & therefore difficult to carry or use

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DENUNCIATION

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Public condemnation of someone or something / informing against someone

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DORMANT

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Having normal physical functions suspended or slowed down for a period of time; in or as if in a deep sleep.

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FORMIDABLE

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Overwhelming

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GAUCHE

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Tactless

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HAUGHTY

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Proud

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DISDAIN

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the feeling that someone or something is unworthy of one’s consideration or respect

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HOVERED

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Remain in one place in the air

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INCORRIGIBLE

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Not able to be changed or reformed

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INEXTRICABLE

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Cannot be taken out, irredeemable

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LIGATURE

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Something that is used to bind

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MACABRE

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NULLIFY

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OSTENSIBLE

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apparent; discrepancy between a declared or implied aim or reason and the true one.

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OVERT

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shown openly

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PACIFY

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PALATIAL

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Like a palace

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PENANCE

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The punishment inflicted on oneself for expressing repentance for any wrongdoing of one’s own

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PRETENSE

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An attempt to make something that is not the case appears true

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QUINTESSENTIAL

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Representing the most perfect or typical example of a quality or class

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QUIP

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witty remark; gag

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RADICAL

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RAMPAGE

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ROGUE

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A dishonest or unprincipled person

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STEALTH

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UNRAVELED

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Investigated or solved and explained something complicated and difficult / undo twisted or knotted or woven threads

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URBANE

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WRETCHED

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Extreme misery or unhappiness

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WROUGHT

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Worked into shape by artistry or effort, fashioned, formed, etc.

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WRY

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ZANY

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ZENITH

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QUASH

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To put down or suppress completely

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LUDICROUS

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Broadly or extravagantly humorous

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ADMONISH

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Warn strongly

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ALACRITY

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Liveliness and eagerness

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AMORPHOUS

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Lacking definite form

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WANTON

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Deliberate and without motive or provocation

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DEARTH

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PROFLIGATE

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recklessly extravagant; SQUANDERING

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ENIGMATIC

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difficult to interpret or understand

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TURPITUDE

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shameful; depravity

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MAXIM

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a brief statement of a general truth

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BEDRAGGLED

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BIBULOUS

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absorbent; related to alcohol

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INSOUCIANT

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showing a casual lack of concern

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TENUOUS

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not certain, definite, or strong

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CONGERIES

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disorderly collectionDO

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DOGMATIC

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to follow a set of rules no matter what

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LUCID

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easy to understand

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INSTIGATE

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bring about or initiate

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CURTAIL

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reduce in extent or quantity

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MORTIFYING

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causing great embarrassment

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EXUBERANCE

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quality of being full of energy, excitement

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AMICABLE

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having a spirit of friendliness

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BLITHE

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showing a casual and cheerful indifference

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DISGRUNTLED

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angry/ dissatisfied

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