English Vocabulary Flashcards

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Grandiloquent

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pompous or extravagant in language, style, or manner, especially in a way that is intended to impress.

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Unfathomable

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incapable of being fully explored or understood.

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Malevolent

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causing or wanting to cause harm or evil

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Perspire

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give out sweat through the pores of the skin as a result of heat, physical exertion, or stress.

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Decipher

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convert (a text written in code, or a coded signal) into normal language. Decode or Decrypt

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Laborious

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requiring considerable time and effort.

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Enunciate

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say or pronounce clearly.
“she enunciated each word slowly”

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Monomaniacal

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suffering from or relating to monomania (= a condition in which someone is extremely interested in one thing): His interest in personal fitness borders on the monomaniacal. She’s got a monomaniacal focus on a single issue.

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Benevolent

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well meaning and kindly.
“he was something of a benevolent despot”
Kind hearted. Warm hearted

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Gregarious

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tending to associate with others of one’s kind : social. gregarious animals. b. : marked by or indicating a liking for companionship : sociable. is friendly, outgoing, and gregarious.

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Strenuous

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adjective. characterized by vigorous exertion, as action, efforts, life, etc.: a strenuous afternoon of hunting. demanding or requiring vigorous exertion; laborious: To think deeply is a strenuous task.

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Boisterous

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noisy, energetic, and cheerful.
“a group of boisterous lads”

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Hubbub

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a loud, confused noise
a loud, confused noise, as of many voices: There was quite a hubbub in the auditorium after the announcement. Antonyms: quiet. tumult; uproar. Synonyms: confusion, disorder, disturbance.

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Veranda

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https://grammarist.com/usage/porch-vs-veranda-or-verandah/

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Rancorous

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characterized by bitterness or resentment.
“sixteen miserable months of rancorous disputes”

Malicious, spiteful and Bitter

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Demarcation

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the action of fixing the boundary or limits of something.
“the demarcation of the maritime border”

Seperation, Division

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Equilibrium

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a state in which opposing forces or influences are balanced.
“the task is the maintenance of social equilibrium”

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Interloper

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a person who becomes involved in a place or situation where they are not wanted or are considered not to belong.
“Japanese consumers have in the past been unreceptive to foreign interlopers in the cell phone market”

intruder, trespasser

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Regale

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entertain or amuse (someone) with talk.
“he regaled her with a colourful account of that afternoon’s meeting”

Entertain, Amuse, Delight

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Foolhardy

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recklessly bold or rash.
“it would be foolhardy to go into the scheme without support”

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