Four Crazy Movie Theories! Flashcards

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Alluring

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Having a strongly attractive or enticing quality.
She was wearing a most alluring dress ๐Ÿ‘— at Samโ€™s dinner party.

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Eloquently

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Expressing oneself with fluency, vividness and persuasiveness.
The speaker eloquently conveyed the importance

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Handyperson

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An individual skilled in various types of repair or maintenance work.
The handyman fixed the Leakey faucet in the kitchen with ease

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Wacky

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Extremely embarrassing or humiliating.
Her wacky uncle always did magic tricks at the dinner table

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Convoluted

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Complicated, intricate and difficult to understand due to the complexity.
The professorโ€™s convoluted explanation of the theory left the students feeling confused ๐Ÿค”๐Ÿ˜•

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Utopia and distopรญa

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An imagined place or state of ideal perfection, often in social, optical or environmental aspects.
The author described a Utopia where harmony and equality prevailed among all citizens

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Free will

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The ability of an individual to make choices and decisions independently.
In a society that values free will, individuals have the autonomy to persuae their own paths

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Riff on

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To talk about a particular subject in usually a quick and lively way.
In the meeting. Team members were encouraged to riff each otherโ€™s ideas, fostering a collaborative and creative atmosphere

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Menacing

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Seeming likely to cause your harm or danger.
The villainโ€™s menacing laughter echoed through the empty hallways

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Cub

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A young lion ๐Ÿฆ bear ๐Ÿจ, fox ๐ŸฆŠ etc
The panda cub clung to its motherโ€™s back and they navigate d the bamboo forest.

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To the T

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Precisely, exactly or in every detail.
The plan was executed to the T, ensuring every detail was carried out as intended

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Enlightening

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Giving information so that you can understand something better.
Her comments were both enlightening and thought-provoking

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Near-death experience

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An occasion when somebody almost dies.
The mountaineerโ€™s near-death experience during the avalanche changed his perspective on the risk-taking in extreme sports

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Eerie

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Strange, weird, fear-inspiring
An eerie feeling came over us as we watched the scary movie

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Goosebumps

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A condition in which there are raised spots on your skin because you feel cold, frightened or excited.
The unexpected announcement of her promotion gave Jeny instant Goosebumps of excitement

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Witty

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Clever and humorous.
I think sheโ€™s one of the wittiest comics on television

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Give it a shot!

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To try something.
Go on give it a shot!

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In the ballpark

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Approximately correct.
The new restaurantโ€™s menu prices are in the ballpark of what I expected

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First-hand

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Information or an experience that is obtained directly for the source or through the personal involvement.
As a historian. Emely appreciated the importance of studying first-hand documents and artifacts from the historical events

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Blast

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A very happy experience that is a lot of fun.
We had a blast at the party ๐ŸŽ‰