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English words pt2 Flashcards

1
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Parley

A

To talk or discuss

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Moor

A

attach boat to dock

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Pebleian

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Person not noble

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Cauterise

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Seal wound with heat

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Spud

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Debark tree with spud

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Anvil

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metalworking block

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Motley

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Varied

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Incessant

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non-stop

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Nebbish (NA)

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a person, especially a man, who is regarded as pitifully ineffectual, timid, or submissive.

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Blustery

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Windy

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Winding up

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Process of ending

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Jangly

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Anxious

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Jagged

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With rough sharp points protruding

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14
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Kick around

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Be unused, neglected

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15
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Wane

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  1. (of the moon) have a progressively smaller part of its visible surface illuminated, so that it appears to decrease in size.
  2. (of a state or feeling) decrease in vigour or extent; become weaker.
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Rutted

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having long deep tracks made by the repeated passage of the wheels of vehicles.

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17
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Astride

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with a leg on each side of.

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Cosh

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a thick, heavy stick or bar used as a weapon.

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Pretentious

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attempting to impress by affecting greater importance or merit than is actually possessed.

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Lippy

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Insolent

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Curated

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selected, organized, and presented using professional or expert knowledge.

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Bartering

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exchange (goods or services) for other goods or services without using money.

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Haggle

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To haggle is to dispute a price, negotiate, or strike a bargain.

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Deadbeat

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an idle, feckless, or disreputable person.

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25
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Crack up

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suffer an emotional breakdown under pressure.

/To laugh

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Cutthroat

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fierce and intense; involving the use of ruthless measures.

27
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Abreast

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side by side and facing the same way.

28
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Sconce

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a candle holder that is attached to a wall with an ornamental bracket.
“a wall sconce”

29
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Pernickety

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placing too much emphasis on trivial or minor details; fussy.

30
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Putz

A

Stupid

31
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Gerbil

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a burrowing mouse-like rodent that is specially adapted to living in arid conditions, found in Africa and Asia.

32
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Kingpin

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  1. a main or large bolt in a central position.
    2.
    a person or thing that is essential to the success of an organization or operation.
33
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Scum

A

Layer of dirt or froth

34
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MInk

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a small semiaquatic carnivore resembling the stoat, native to North America and Eurasia. The American mink is widely farmed for its fur, resulting in it becoming naturalized in many parts of Europe.

35
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Heckle

A

interrupt (a public speaker) with derisive or aggressive comments or abuse.

36
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Unhinged

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Mentally unbalanced; deranged.

37
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Frond

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the leaf or leaflike part of a palm, fern, or similar plant.

38
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Belly up

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Bankrupt/hopelessly ruined

39
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Gimpy

A

afflicted with a limp or a limping walk

40
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Humpback

A

whale

41
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Speck

A

tiny spot

42
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Parry

A

ward off (a weapon or attack) with a countermove.

43
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Gnarlier (USA)

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difficult, challenging

44
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Wringing

A

Extremely wet, soaked

45
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Bluster

A

talk in a loud, aggressive, or indignant way with little effect.

46
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Frazzle

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cause to show the effects of exhaustion or strain.

47
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Falter

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lose strength or momentum.

speak hesitantly.

48
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Preemie (NA)

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a baby born prematurely.

49
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Debauchery

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excessive indulgence in sex, alcohol, or drugs.

50
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Merc

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a mercenary soldier.

51
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Luge

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a light toboggan for one or two people, ridden in a sitting or supine position.

52
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Pry off

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to remove something from some surface with the force of a lever

53
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Jibes

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change course by swinging the sail across a following wind.

54
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Eons ago

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an immeasurably or indefinitely long period of tim

55
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Sentient

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able to perceive or feel things.

56
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Desecration

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the action of desecrating something.

57
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Formidable

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inspiring fear or respect through being impressively large, powerful, intense, or capable.

58
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Dally

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act or move slowly.

59
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Petticoat

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a woman’s light, loose undergarment hanging from the shoulders or the waist, worn under a skirt or dress.

60
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Nary

A

non-standard form of not.

61
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Miscellany

A

a group or collection of different items; a mixture.

62
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Gaggle of

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  1. a flock of geese.
    2.
    a disorderly group of people.

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