Isabel's Words Flashcards by Vickie Godding | Brainscape

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Desist

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Stop

‘Desist’ said the teacher to the naughty children.

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Ewe

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Female sheep

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Legislate

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To make a law

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Fowl

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Farmyard birds

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Meddle

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Interfere

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Subordinate

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A lower social position

The waitress is subordinate to the manager

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Aquire

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To get

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Obtain

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To get

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Undesirable

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Unwanted, unpleasant

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Apprehension

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Nervous or afraid

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Dread

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The opposite of looking forward to something

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Reinstate

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To bring something back

Or put something back in

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Innovative

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New and imaginative way to do something

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Apocolypse🍓🍓🍓🥑

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End of the world😊

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Legitimate

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Reasonable

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Placate

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Calm down

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Mollify

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Calm down

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Reconcile

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Get back on good terms

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Traits

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Characteristics

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Formidable

S- - - - -

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Strong

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Onerous

H- - - - - - -

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Difficult, hard work

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Endurable

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Something to put up with

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Taxing

H_ _ _ _ _ _ _

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Hard work

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Scrutinize

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Look hard at something

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Cacophony

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A huge noise

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Haughty

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Proud and stuck up

Looking down on people

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Resourceful

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Thinking of new ways to do something

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Genteel

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Well mannerd classy

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Waylaid

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Distracted and took a diversion

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Uproar

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A large commotion
Can be angry
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Enterprise

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New problem

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Disconcerted

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Worried

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Indulged

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Spoilt

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Extinguish

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To put a fire out

To stop something.

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Kindle

Adjective

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To get a fire going

To get started

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Tranquil

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Peaceful

Calm

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Chaos

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Opposite of tranquil

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Animosity

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A natural dislike.

You just don’t get on.

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Mitigate

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To ease or make something better

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To compound

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To make something worse

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Odious

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Hateful

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Mollify

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Calm down

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Benign

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Harmless

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Substantial

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Big

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Surly

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Sulky

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Mystify

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Confuse, make a mystery of

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Lull

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Calm and quiet

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Integral

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Essential

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Implore

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Beg

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Gritty

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Tough, determined

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Melodramatic

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Over dramatic, big fuss

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Retinue

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Group of advisors

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Lag

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To fall behind

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Fathom

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Think deeply or a measurement of depth in water

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Mundane

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Day to day boring things

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Indispensable

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Can’t do without it

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Watertight

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It will hold water or a sensible idea

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Surly

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Sulky and bad tempered

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Auxiliary

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Help or support

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Mystify

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Confuse

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Substantial

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Big

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Integral

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Essential

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Artefact

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Historical object

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Benign

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Harmless

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Delinquent

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A young person in trouble. Crime etc

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Verdict

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The decision of a court

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Recollect

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To remember

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Affiliated

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Linked to another group or business

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Docile

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Easy to manage

Can be a bit dopey

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Diligent

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Hard working

Paying attention to detail

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Conscientious

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Hard working

Tries their best