ESL Essential Words13 Flashcards by Aileen Xu

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Incarcerate

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To put in prison

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Incriminate

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To show evidence of involvement in a crime

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Incumbent

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The holder of an office. Occupant

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Indigent

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Poor. Impoverished

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Indolent

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Disliking activity. Habitually lazy

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Inept

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Lacking in fitness or aptitude. Incompetent

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Innocuous

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Harmless

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Insolent

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Exhibiting boldness. Impudent. Arrogant

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Intrepid

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Fearless. Brave. Bold

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Inundate

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To cover with a flood. Overflow. Overwhelm

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Irrelevant

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Not relating to the subject at hand

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Itinerary

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A travel plan. Proposed route of a journey

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Judicious

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Showing good judgment

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Lament

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To mourn. Express grief

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Lethargy

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Forgetfulness. Drowsy indifference

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Lucid

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Easily understood. Clear. Mentally sound

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Lucrative

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Profitable

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Ludicrous

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Silly. Absurd

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Magnanimous

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Unselfish. Generous

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Malevolent

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Evil

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Mediate

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To bring about a settlement. Resolve differences

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Metaphor

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Figure of speech in which different things are compared without using the words “as” or “like”.

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Meticulous

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Very careful about details

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Militant

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Ready to fight. warlike

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Morbid

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Unhealthy. Pertaining to disease. Gruesome

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Mundane

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Concerned with the ordinary

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Nefarious

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Wicked. Sinful. Evil

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Nemesis

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An unbeatable rival. Person or thing that punishes

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Nomad

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Wanderer

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Nonchalant

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Cool. Indifferent. Calmly unconcerned

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Nostalgia

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Yearning for the past

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Oblivion

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A state or being forgotten. Unaware of what is going on.

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Obsolete

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No longer in use. Worn out

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Odious

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Hateful. Disgusting

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Comnipotent

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All-powerful

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Onus

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Burden. Obligation

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Ostensible

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Apparent. On the surface. Professed

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Panacea

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Cure-all. Remedy for everything

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Paradox

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Statement that seems to contradict itself

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Pariah

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Outcast. Prison who is shunned by others

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Parsimonious

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Stingy. Cheap

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Paucity

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Shortage. Scarceness

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Penitent

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Sorry for wrongdoing and willingly make amends.