english vocab Flashcards

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Espouse

A

To support

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Commensurate

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proportionate, corresponding in size or degree

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Concord

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agreement and harmony

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Ensue

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to follow

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feeble

A

weak and without energy

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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 which a lot of people beleive to be true but is in fact false

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Confer

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to have a discussion , to bestow an honour

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Conjure

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to call on , cause the spirits to appear

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conscientious

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Feeling a moral responsiblity to do your work fairly

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cripple

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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 an exaggerated enthusiasm, to flow out in large qunatity

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Husky

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big and strong

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impeachment

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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 or to rush

20
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Daunt

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to make someone feel frightened, to intimidate