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english vocab Flashcards

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Adept

A

Very skilled or proficient at something

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Agile

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Able to move quickly and easily

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Aloof

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At a distance physically or especially emotionally apart

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Augment

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To make something greater by adding to it; increase

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Blase`

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Unimpressed or indifferent to something because one has experienced or seen it so often before

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Chastise

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Rebuke or reprimand severely

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Conscientious

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Wishing to do what is right, especially to do one’s work thoroughly

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Enigma

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A person or thing that is mysterious, puzzling, or difficult to understand

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Glut

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Indulging in an excessively abundant supply of something

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Superfluous

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Unnecessary, unneeded, more than enough

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Haggard

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Looking exhausted and unwell

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Inaugurate

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Begin or introduce something new

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Intricate

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very complicated or detailed

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Languish

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grow weak, feeble

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Lucrative

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Producing a great deal of profit

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Overt

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Not secret or hidden

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Perspective

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a point of view

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Pithy

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Concise and forcefully expressive

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Trivial

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Of little value importance

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Vex

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To annoy, frustrate

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Brevity

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Shortness, briefness

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Copious

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Large quantity or number

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Pungent

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A strong smell

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Rankle

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To annoy or irritate someone

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Revenue

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Income

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Serene

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Peaceful, calm, tranquil

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Shackle

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Restraints used to fasten a prisoner’s wrists or ankles together

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Stance

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A person’s posture or opinions

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Tirade

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A long, angry speech of criticism

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Tycoon

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A wealthy, powerful person in business

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