LANGUAGE WORDS Flashcards
1
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ADMONISH
A
TO CAUTION
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BREACH
A
AN OPENING, GAP, RUPTURE, RIFT
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Q
BRIGAND
A
A BANDIT
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Q
CIRCUMSPECT
A
CAREFUL
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Q
COMMANDEER
A
TO SEIZE FOR MILITARY OR OFFICIAL USE
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Q
CUMBERSOME
A
CLUMSY
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Q
DEBRIS
A
WRECKAGE
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Q
DIFFUSE
A
TO SPREAD OR SCATTER
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Q
DILEMMA
A
DIFFICULT SITUATION
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Q
EFFACE
A
TO WIPE OUT
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Q
MUDDLE
A
TO MAKE A MESS OF
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Q
OPINIONATED
A
STUBBORN
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Q
PERENNIAL
A
LASTING FOR A LONG TIME
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PREDISPOSE
A
TO INCLINE TO BEFOREHAND
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Q
RELINQUISH
A
TO LET GO
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Q
SALVAGE
A
TO SAVE FROM A FIRE OR SHIPWRECK
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Q
SPASMODIC
A
SUDDEN AND VIOLENT
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Q
SPURIOUS
A
NOT GENUINE
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Q
UNBRIDLED
A
UNCONTROLLED
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Q
ADJOURN
A
TO STOP PROCEEDINGS TEMPORARILY;MOVE TO ANOTHER PLACE
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Q
ALIEN
A
A CITIZEN OF ANOTHER COUNTRY
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Q
COMELY
A
HAVIG A PLEASING APPEARANCE
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COMPENSATE
A
TO MAKE UP FOR
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DISSOLUTE
A
LOOSE IN ONE’s MORALS OR BEHAVIOR
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ERRATIC
NOT REGULAR OR CONSISTENT
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EXPLUSION
TO DRIVE OR FORCE OUT
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FEINT
MOVEMENT
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FODDER
FOOD FOR HORSE
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FORTIFY
TO STRENGTHEN
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ILLEGIBLE
IMPOSSIBLE TO READ
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JEER
TO MAKE FUN OF RUDELY
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LUCRATIVE
BRINGING IN MONEY
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MEDIOCRE
ORDINARY,AVERAGE
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PROLIFERATE
TO REPRODUCE,INCREASE
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SUBJUGATE
TO CONQUER
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SULLY
TO SOIL, STAIN, ETC
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TANTALIZE
TO TEASE
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TERSE
BRIEF
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UNFLINCHING
SHOWING NO SIGNS OF FEAR
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ABRIDGE
MAKE SHORTER
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ADHERENT
A FOLLOWER
42
ALTERCATION
ANGRY ARGUMENT
43
CONDONE
TO PARDON OR OVERLOOK
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DISSENT
TO DISAGREE
45
EXORCISE
TO DRIVE OUT BY MAGIC
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FABRICATE
TO MAKE
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IRATE
ANGRY
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OBESITY
EXCESSIVE,FATNESS
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PILFER
TO STEAL IN SMALL QUANTITIES
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RIFT
A SPLIT, BREACH, BREAK
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SURMOUNT
TO OVERCOME, RISE ABOVE
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TERMINATE
BRING TO AN END
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TRITE
STALE
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USURP
SEIZE AND HOLD POSITION BY FORCE
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ABSCOND
RUN OFF AND HIDE
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ACCESS
APPROACH
57
ANARCHY
LACK OF GOVERNMENT
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ARDUOUS
HARD TO DO
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AUSPICIOUS
FORTUNATE
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BIASED
FAVORING ONE SIDE
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DAUNT
OVERCOME WITH FEAR
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DISENTANGLE
FREE FROM TANGLED OR COMPLICATIONS
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FATED
DETERMINED
64
HOODWINK
MISLEAD BY A TRICK
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INTREPID
VERY BRAVE
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LARCENY
THEFT
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PLIANT
BENDING READILY
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POMPOUS
OVERLY SELF IMPORTANT
69
PRECIPICE
VERY STEEP CLIFF
70
REPRIEVE
TEMPORARY RELIEF
71
REVILE
ATTACK WITH WORDS
72
ACCOMPLICE
PERSON WHO TAKES PART IN CRIME
73
ANNIHILATE
DESTROY COMPLETELY
74
ARBITRARY
UNREASONABLE
75
BRAZEN
SHAMELESS
76
CATALYST
CHEMICAL REACTION
77
EXODUS
LARGE SCALE DEPARTURE OR FLIGHT
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FACILITATE
TO MAKE EASIER
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INCORRIGIBLE
NOT ABLE TO BE CORRECTED
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LATENT
HIDDEN
81
MILITANT
FIGHTING
82
MOROSE
GLOOMY
83
OPAQUE
NOT CLEAR
84
PARAMOUNT
IMPORTANT
85
PRATTLE
TALK ON AND ON
86
REBUT
ARGUMENTS
87
SLAPDASH
CARELESS
88
STAGNANT
NOT RUNNING OR FLOWING
89
SUCCUMB
GIVE WAY TO SUPERIOR FORCE
90
ATONE
TO MAKE UP FOR
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BONDAGE
SLAVERY
92
CREDIBLE
BELIEVABLE
93
DEFRAY
TO PAY FOR
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DILIGENT
HARDWORKING
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DOLEFUL
SAD
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GHASTLY
FRIGHTFUL
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HAMPER
HOLD BACK
98
HEW
CUT DOWN
99
IMPOVERISHED
POOR
100
INCESSANT
NEVER STOPPING
101
INTRICATE
COMPLICATED
102
LUCID
EASY TO UNDERSTAND
103
POSTHUMOUS
OCCURING
104
PRIM
OVERLY NEAT
105
SARDONIC
MOCKING,GRIMLY
106
SUPERFLOUS
SUFFICENT
107
SUPPLANT
TO TAKE PLACE OF
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TAUNT
JEER,MOCK
109
TENACIOUS
HOLDING FAST
110
ADIEU
FAREWELL
111
APEX
HIGHEST POINT;TIP
112
ASSIMILATE
TO ABSORB FULLY OR MAKE ONE'S OWN
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BOGUS
FALSE COUNTERFEIT
114
INTERIM
TIME BETWEEN
115
INUNDATE
FLOOD
116
MALIGN
SPEAK EVIL OF;SLANDER
117
MEANDER
TO WANDER ABOUT
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METROPOLIS
A LARGE CITY
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MOMENTOUS
IMPORTANT
120
OBSTREPEROUS
NOISY
121
PENSIVE
THOUGHTFUL
122
PERILOUS
DANGEROUS
123
SHODDY
POOR QUALITY
124
SPRIGHTLY
LIVELY
125
SURLY
ANGRY, BAD-TEMPERED
126
TIRADE
LONG,ANGRY SPEECH
127
VAGRANT
WANDERER
128
ASSURANCE
A PLEDGE
129
ASYLUM
INSTITUION OF CARE OF THE CHILDREN
130
CONSOLE
TO COMFORT
131
DILATE
TO MAKE OR BECOME LARGER OR WIDER
132
DROSS
REFUSE
133
DWINDLE
TO LESSEN
134
FLIPPANT
LACKING IN SERIOUSNESS
135
IMMUNITY
RESISTANCE TO DISEASE
136
INSTITUTE
TO ESTABLISH
137
LIABILITY
DISADVANTAGE
138
PREPOSTEROUS
RIDICULOUS
139
PUGNACIOUS
FOND OF FIGHTING
140
RABID
FURIOUS
141
REALM
A KINGDOM
142
REJUVENATE
TO MAKE YOUNG AGAIN
143
REMUNERATE
TO REWARD
144
SPARSE
SCATTERED
145
STERLING
GENUINE
146
VENTURE
RISKY,UNDERTAKING
147
WARP
TO TWIST OUT OF SHAPE
