G800_31-35 Flashcards

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expiate

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to atone for

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explicate

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to explain;interpret;clarify

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expository

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explanatory, the film suffers from too …. dialogue

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extant

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in existence; not lost

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extemporaneous

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unrehearsed

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extirpate

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to root up; to destroy

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extraneous

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not essential; irrelevant

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extrapolation

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the act of estimation by projecting known information

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extrinsic

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not belonging naturally to somebody

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facetious

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humorous

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facilitate

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to make less difficult

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factotum

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a person who does all sorts of work; a handyman

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fallacious

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based on a false idea or fact; misleading

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fallow

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plowed but not sowed; uncultivated

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fatuous

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foolishly self-satisfied

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fauna

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animals of a period or region

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fawning

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seeking favor by flattering

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felicitous

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suitable expressed; well-chosen; appropriate; happy

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feral

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existing in a wild or untamed state

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fervor

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warmth and intensity of emotion; enthusiasm

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fetid

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having a bad smell

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fetter

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to bind; confine, chain; impede

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fiat

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arbitrary order; authorization

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fidelity

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loyalty; exact correspondence; the quality of being faithful to your partner by prohibiting sexual relationship with others

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filibuster
use of obstructive tactics in a legislature to block passage of a law
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finesse
to handle with a deceptive or evasive strategy;( especially business)
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fissure
crevice
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flag
to droop; grow weak
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fledgling
beginner; novice
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flora
plants of a region or era
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flourish
an embellishment or ornamentation
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flout
to treat scornfully, ridicule, disdain
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flux
flowing; a continuous moving
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foment
to incite; arouse
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forbearance
patience
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forestall
to prevent; delay
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formidable
menacing; threatening; if people, things or situations are ............ , you feel fear and/or respect for them, because they are impressive or powerful, or because they seem very difficult
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forswear
renounce; repudiate
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founder
to sink; fail; collapse
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fracas
a loud quarrel; brawl
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fractious
quarrelsome; unruly; rebellious
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fresco
a painting done on plaster
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frieze
ornamental band on a wall
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froward
stubbornly contrary; obstinately disobedient, سرکش یاغی
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frugality
thrift
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fulminate
to attack loudly; denounce; lightning
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fulsome
so excessive as to be disgusting
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fusion
union; synthesis
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futile
ineffective; useless; fruitless
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florid
ruddy; reddish; flowery