English Flashcards
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Commensurate
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Proportionate , corresponding in size and degree
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Concord
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Agreement with harmony
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Ensue
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To follow
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Feeble
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Weak and without energy
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Espouse
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To support
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Expatriate
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Someone who doesn’t live in their own country
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Fallacy
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An idea that a lot of people believe to be true but is in fact false
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Confer
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To have a discussion, bestow an honour
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Conjure
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To call on , to cause the spirits to appear
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Conscientious
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Feeling a moral responsibility to do your work fairly
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Cripple
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To incapacitate, to injure someone, to become less effective
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Cursory
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Quick and not detailed , casual
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Gush
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To speak in exaggerated enthusiasm, to flow out in large quantity
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Husky
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Big and strong
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Impeach
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To claim someone as guilty
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Impediment
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An obstacle
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Hackneyed
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Boring , uninspiring
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Dainty
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Small and delicate
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Dash
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To go somewhere quickly, to rush
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Daunt
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To make someone feel frightened, to intimidate
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Desist
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To stop doing something, to refrain from
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Despotic
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Tyrannical
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Indemnify
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To reimburse
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Destitute
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Poor , penniless
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Irksome
Annoying
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Jeopardise
To put something such as a plan or a system in danger of being harmed and damaged
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Imposter
A person who pretends to be someone else in order to deceive
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Dwindle
To become smaller , to diminish
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Disconsolate
Sad and extremely disappointed
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Infirm
ill or weak
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Earnest
Sincere , determined
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Eccentric
Strange and unusual
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Embezzle
To secretly take away money
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Encroach
To intrude
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Endow
To give a large amount of money , to possess a quality naturally
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Consign
To dispatch , deliver
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Conspicuous
Noticeable , attracting attention
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Coruscate
To flash , gleam
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Crafty
Cunning
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Countenance
The appearance of expression on someone’s face
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Herculean
Needing great strength and determination
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Ferocity
Aggression
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Figurative
Used not with the literal meaning of the word but with imaginative and metaphorical meaning
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Dawdle
To do something slowly , to linger
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Deference
Respect , politeness
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Defile
To spoil something, to mar
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Flimsy
Very thin , fragile
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Fortify
To make something strong in order to protect it
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Defray
To pay the cost of something
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Desecration
The act of showing no respect to something holy
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Impertinent
Rude , impolite
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Devout
Pious , devoted
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Dilapidated
Old and in poor condition
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Impel
To urge
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Imprudence
Rash , impulsive
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Inadvertent
Not intentional
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Devoid
Lacking something
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Diligence
The quality of working carefully and sincerely
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Dogmatic
Not open to others opinions
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Inclement
Unpleasantly cold wind or rain
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Prodigal
Extravagant, spendthrift
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Progeny
An offspring
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Lucrative
Profitable
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Oblivion
State of being unaware
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Orifice
An opening or hole
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Onerous
Difficult
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Melancholy
Sorrow or dejection
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Nefarious
Wicked or morally bad
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Nicety
Accuracy
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Officious
Domineering, over bearing
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Overbearing
Dominating
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Palatable
Pleasant to taste
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Palpable
Visible , tangible
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Paltry
Insignificant , petty
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Plague
To cause pain or difficulty
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Luxuriant
Lush and abundant
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Prefatory
Introductory
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Profane
Impious
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Lunacy
Insanity , madness
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Lament
To mourn , to weep
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Propel
To set in motion
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Prolific
Producing in great number , lush
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Prototype
Preliminary version of something
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Provident
Relating to savings for the future
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Quack
A fraud
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Quash
Forcefully stop something
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Quell
To calm , to soothe
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Ragged
Ripped or tattered
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Rancid
Stale
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Reckless
Careless
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Remission
Relaxation
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Repulsive
Unattractive
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Resolute
Determined , purposeful
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Repugnant
Unpleasant , offensive
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Restoration
Act of returning something to its former condition
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Saucy
Rude or showing no respect
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Semblance
Similarity
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Slothful
Very lazy , languid
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Smite
to be attracted to someone, to hit someone suddenly and forcefully
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Taciturn
Tending to not speaking much
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Limpid
Clearly expressed and easily understood
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Memoir
A book or writing based on the writers personal knowledge of famous people , places or events
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Misconstrued
To form a false understanding of the meaning or intention of something that someone does or says
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Parsing
To examine or think about something carefully in order to understand it
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Qua
In capacity of
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Contorts
To twist or bend violently and unnaturally into a different shape or form
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Repudiation
The act of refusing to accept something or someone as true , good or reasonable
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Sacralization
Sanctification or sanctify
To set apart for special use or purpose
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Smothering
To kill something by covering it and preventing it from receiving the substances and conditions it needs for life
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Unconscionable
Morally unacceptable
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Verisimilitude
The quality of appearing realistic or true
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Vivifies
Make more lively or interesting, enliven
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Snug
Cosy and comfortable
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Solace
Consolation in times of stress
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Staunch
Faithful , committed
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Affray
a fight in public
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Stout
Robust , rather fat and happy
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Subsistence
A state of having what u need in order to survive, but no more
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Surmise
To guess or suppose
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Synonymous
Similar, closely connected
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Tantamount
Equivalent
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Solicitude
Quality of caring about other people’s comfort and feelings
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Sordid
Filthy , dirty
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Spurious
False , specious
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Tenacity
Determination, persistence
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Skinflint
A miser
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Tortuous
Full of twists and turns
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Turpitude
Quality of being evil
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Tyrant
A cruel and oppressive, ruler
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Veil
To cover
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Yearn
To wish strongly
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Steadfast
Loyal , devoted
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Extant
Surviving, remaining
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Tenebrous
Dark and shadowy
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Indigenous
Something naturally existing in a place
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Buoyant
Happy and confident
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Wince
To grimace in pain or discomfort
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Whimper
To whine
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Zenith
The highest point , peak
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Woebegone
Sad and gloomy
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Peregrination
A long journey
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Swerve
To deviate
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Personable
Pleasing in personality
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Felon
Criminal
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Smoulder
To burn slowly with smoke but no flame
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Zephyr
A soft breeze
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Impending
Imminent
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Coy
Shy and modest
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Gorge
To eat greedily
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Trudge
To walk heavily
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Cozen
Fraud , cheat
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Conundrum
A puzzle , a dilemma
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Scalding
Extremely hot
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Debacle
A disaster
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Detrimental
Causing harm or damage
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Myriad
A very large number of something
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Naive
Innocent , gullible
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Guileless
Honest and innocent
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Bask
To laze , to lie under the sun
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Discreet
Low key , cautious
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Timid
Fearful and shy
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Encomium
A piece of writing / speech that is full with praise
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Prim
Formal , neat
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Frugal
Thrift , economical
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Mundane
Very ordinary, uninteresting
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Guffaw
To laugh loudly
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Vagrant
A person who moves from place to place because he doesn’t have a home
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Dishevelled
Very messy , not neat
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Foible
A minor weakness , a small fault
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Lacklustre
Without energy , boring , dull
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Drawl
To speak slowly and in a lazy manner
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Inebriate
Someone who drinks alcohol regularly
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Trepidation
Anxiety, apprehension
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Gargantuan
Enormous and giant
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Libertine
A person who freely indulges in sensual pleasures without regard to moral principles
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Adjudication
To judge
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Epistle
A letter
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Anomaly
A deviation from the normal
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Dauntless
Fearless and brave
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Decapitate
To cut off the head
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Dulcet
Pleasant and soothing sound
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Propinquity
The state of being near
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Fealty
Loyalty, allegiance
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Quintessential
Being the most typical example or most important part of something
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Torid
Extremely hot
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Preposterous
Absurd , stupid , ridiculous
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Trenchant
Severe and piercing criticism
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Tutelage
A help , advise or teaching about how to do something
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Defalcation
Embezzlement
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Laggard
Someone who always lags behind
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Throes
Difficulty or intense pain
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Clandestine
Covert , secretive
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Propitious
Auspicious, favourable
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Chary
Cautious, wary
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Gibberish
Rubbish , nonsense
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Bucolic
Relating to the countryside , rural
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Retched
Miserable, unfortunate
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Quaint
Out of the ordinary, quirky , eccentric
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Despicable
Hateful , Contemptible
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Felicity
Intense happiness, joy
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Moroseness
The quality of being extremely sad and gloomy
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Marauder
A robber
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Imbecile
Stupid person , ninkompoop
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Chicanery
Use of deception to achieve one’s purpose
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Muddle
Confused state
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Nippy
Agile , nimble , fast
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Retribution
A punishment inflicted on someone as vengeance for a wrong or criminal act
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Labyrinth
A maze or puzzle
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Rummage
To search for something by moving things around carelessly
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Opulent
Expensive and luxurious
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Dubiety
A state of uncertainty
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Zany
Amusingly strange and unconventional
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Pandemonium
Chaos, turmoil
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Incandescent
Angry , furious
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Rigmarole
A saga , long story
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Obeisance
Respect, courtesy , salutation
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Incarcerated
To confine , to trap
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Gnarly
Difficult, laborious
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Pulchritudinous
Beautiful
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Unscrupulous
Immoral , unethical
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Lurch
To make a sudden and unsteady movement
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Quarry
A prey
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Gaffe
Embarrassing mistake , a fault
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Repose
Stillness , quietude
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Jejune
Simple , innocent , naive
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Barmy
Silly , foolish , stupid
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Jiffy
A moment , a short period of time
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Lecher
An adulterer , a lecherous man
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Virile
Manly , strong , powerful
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Doughty
Determined, brave persistent
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Browbeat
Intimidate, threaten
