English Flashcards

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Trick

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Ruse

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Great mental suffering

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Anguish

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A difficult journey

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Trek

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A false show of bravery

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Bravado

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Concise

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Laconic

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Overuse

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Trite

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Brief and to the point

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Concise

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Incapable of being subdued or overcome

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Invincible

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Mentally sharp

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Incisive

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9
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The giving of help or relief to the poor

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Charity

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10
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To die or be destroyed

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Perish

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11
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To become less active

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Subside

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12
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A place or condition of uproar and confusion

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Bedlam

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A wise and trusted advisor or teacher

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Mentor

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14
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To spellbind

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Mesmerize

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A person who believes that the existence of God is unknown or unknowable

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Agnostic

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16
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With ones identity hidden

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Incognito

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A statement that seems to be contradictory but may be true

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Paradox

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18
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To come to an end

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Culminate

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19
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Nearness

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Vicinity

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20
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Uninterested or bored, as form too much of wordly pleasures

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Blasé

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21
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An overused expression

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Cliche

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Unsophisticated

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Naive

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Awkward

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Gauche

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Harmony

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Accord

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Conflict

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Discord

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Happening again

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Recurrent

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Without mercy , pity, or compassion

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Ruthless

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To prove to be true

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Validate

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To quiet

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Quell

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To take and hold by force without legal right

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Usurp

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Language or action causing resistance against the government in power

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Sedition

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Arrogant

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Imperious

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Foundation or base

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Pedastal

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A line of ancestors

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Pedigree

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To require, as by law

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Mandate

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A statement or belief, principles, or opinions

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Creed

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Excite

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Galvanize

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Producing money or wealth

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Lucrative

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To grow in amount over time

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Accrue

40
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To examine financial accounts and records to determine if they are correct

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Audit

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Spiteful

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Malicious

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Not dangerous to the health

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Benign

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To picture in words

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Depict

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To go beyond

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Surpass

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Hint

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Imply

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To conclude from facts or observations

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Infer

47
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Repeated frequently

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Continual

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Going on without interruption

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Continuous

49
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Indifference

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Apathy

50
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The quality that evokes a feeling of pity, sadness or compassion

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Pathos

51
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A person having a serious mental disorder involving amoral or antisocial behavior

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Psychopath

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Common; dull; matter of fact

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Prosaic

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A beginner

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Novice

54
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The manner in which words are arranged to form sentences

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Syntax