increase my word power 7 Flashcards
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fancade
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outer appearance
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fantastical
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strange and extraordinary
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fashion sense
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appreciation of good dressing and nice clothes
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fatal
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(literal) life threatening, (idiomatic) serious
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feeble
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very weak
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ferocious
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very fierce and dangerous
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filtered
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seeped through
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fingered
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touched gently with one’s fingers
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fitful
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restless
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flared up
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become very angry
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fled
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ran away (from danger)
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flew into a rage
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suddenly lashed out in anger
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flickering
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unsteady, blinking (light)
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flimsy
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not strong
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conscientiously
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carefully
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conservative
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tradition-bound
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conserve
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save
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constant
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continuous
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contorted
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twisted out of the usual shape
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contrary
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opposite
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convicted
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found guilty by the court
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convincing
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believable
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corrugated
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having folds (so that it is stronger)
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corruption
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illegal acceptance of money in exchange for favours
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counterparts
similar goods
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courageous
extremely brave
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cowering
cringing, moving away or making oneself as small as possible (in fear)
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coyly
shyly
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creativity
cleverness of inventing things and thinking
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crescendo
sound that gradually become louder as excitement mounts
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cresting
flying/gliding at the top of
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cringing
cowering, moving away or making oneself as small as possible (in fear)
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crouched
stooped low
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crouching
stooping low
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crudely
without finesse or polish
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cruising
moving leisurely
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cubist
geometric abstract art
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culprits
guilty persons
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curious
inquisitive, eager to find out what is happening around him
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cyan
greenish-blue
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cynical
skeptical, disbelieving in the possibility of good in others
