English Vocabulary Flashcards
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Spread
(spred)
v. open out (something) so as to extend its surface area, width, or length.
I spread a towel on the sand and sat down
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Spread
(spred)
n. the fact or process of spreading over an area.
warmer temperatures could help reduce the spread of the disease
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Cannonball
(Kanan-bol)
n. a round metal or stone projectile fired from a cannon in former times.
a jump into water performed upright with the knees clasped to the chest.
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Latch
(Lach)
v. fasten (a door or gate) with a latch.
she latched the door carefully
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Minute
(minet)
n. a period of time equal to sixty seconds or a sixtieth of an hour.
he stood in the shower for twenty minutes
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Ruckus
(ruh-kuhs)
n. a disturbance or commotion.
a child is raising a ruckus in class
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Sure
(SHoor)
adj. confident in what one thinks or knows; having no doubt that one is right.
I’m sure I’ve seen that dress before
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Informal | North America
Sure
(SHoor)
adv. certainly (used for emphasis).
Texas sure was a great place to grow up
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Dislike
(duh-slike)
v. feel distaste for or hostility toward.
he was not distressed by the death of a man he had always disliked
Define: Noun
Dislike
(duh-slike)
n. a feeling of distaste or hostility.
they had taken a dislike to each other
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Lucrative
(loo-kruh-thuv)
adj. producing a great deal of profit.
a lucrative career as a stand-up comedian
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Hardcore
(haard-kor)
n. the most active, committed, or strict members of a group or movement.
the party still has a hard core of supporters that will always vote
Define: Adjective
Hardcore
(haard-kor)
adj. highly committed in one’s support for or dedication to something.
hardcore gamers
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Pious
(pai-uhs)
adj. devoutly religious.
adj. making a hypocritical display of virtue.
there’ll be no pious words said over her
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Heartbreaking
(haart-bray-kuhng)
adj. causing overwhelming distress; very upsetting.
it would be heartbreaking to see it all collapse
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Decimate
(deh-suh-mayt)
v. kill, destroy, or remove a large percentage or part of.
the project would decimate the fragile wetland wilderness
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Bastardize
(buhstar-dice)
v. change (something) in such a way as to lower its quality or value, typically by adding new elements.
our biggest fear was they were going to take our script and **bastardize
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Obscene
(uhb-seen)
adj. (of the portrayal or description of sexual matters) offensive or disgusting by accepted standards of morality and decency.
obscene jokes
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Facsimile
(fak-si-muh-lee)
n. an exact copy, especially of written or printed material.
a facsimile of the manuscript
Define: Verb
Facsimile
(fak-si-muh-lee)
v. make a copy of.
the ride was facsimiled for Disney World
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Mention
(men-shun)
v. refer to something briefly and without going into detail.
I haven’t mentioned it to William yet
n. a reference to someone or something.
their eyes light up at a mention of Sartre
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Groundbreaking
(grownd-bray-kuhng)
adj. breaking new ground; innovative; pioneering.
groundbreaking research into fertility problems
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Trajectory
(truh-jek-tori)
n. the path followed by a projectile flying or an object moving under the action of given forces.
the missile’s trajectory was preset
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Pilfer
v. steal (typically things of relatively little value).
she produced the handful of coins she had managed to pilfer
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Frontier
(fruhn-teer)
n. a line or border separating two countries.
international crime knows no frontiers
the extreme limit of understanding or achievement in a particular area.
the success of science in extending the frontiers of knowledge
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Enrich
(in-riCH)
v. improve or enhance the quality or value of.
her exposure to museums enriched her life in France
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Amalgamation
n. the action, process, or result of combining or uniting.
the threat of amalgamation with a competitor
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Armed
(aarmd)
adj. equipped with or carrying a weapon or weapons.
heavily armed troops
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Reparation
(reh-puh-ray-shn)
n. the making of amends for a wrong one has done, by paying money to or otherwise helping those who have been wronged.
the courts required a convicted offender to make financial **reparation*
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Incorporate
v. take in or contain (something) as part of a whole; include.
he has incorporated in his proposals a large number of measures
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Rattling
adj. making a series of short, sharp knocking sounds.
a rattling old bus
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Flustered
(fluh-strd)
adj. agitated or confused.
a flustered commuter
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Counterfeit
adj. made in exact imitation of something valuable or important with the intention to deceive or defraud.
two men were remanded on bail on a charge of passing counterfeit $10
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Bootleg
adj. (especially of liquor, computer software, or recordings) made, distributed, or sold illegally.
bootleg cassettes
v. make, distribute, or sell (illicit goods, especially liquor, computer software, or recordings) illegally.
he amassed a fortune bootlegging whiskey
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Legacy
an amount of money or property left to someone in a will.
my grandmother died and unexpectedly left me a small legacy
n. the long-lasting impact of particular events, actions, etc. that took place in the past, or of a person’s life.
he left us a rich legacy of buildings that are both innovative archi
