Manhattan 6 Flashcards

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ruddy

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used as a euphemism for ‘bloody’.

(of a person’s face) having a healthy red colour.

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eulogist

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a person who gives a speech containing great praise, especially for someone who has recently died:

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thespian

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connected with acting and the theatre

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4
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albeit

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although

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5
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riveting

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extremely interesting:

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fleeting

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short or quick:

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waggish

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(of a person) funny in a clever way

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tacky

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of cheap quality or in bad style:

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encumbrance

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something that makes it difficult for you to do something:

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earthy

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referring to sex in a direct way

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populist

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a member of a political party claiming to represent the interests of the common people

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explicate

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to explain something in detail

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heuristic

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enabling a person to discover or learn something for themselves.

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14
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dystopia

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an imagined state or society in which there is great suffering or injustice, typically one that is totalitarian

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15
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aver

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to say that something is certainly true:

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16
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contemptible

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deserving contempt:

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Draconian

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(esp. of a rule, law, or punishment) extremely severe:

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irredeemable

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impossible to correct, improve, or change:

not able to be saved, improved, or corrected

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delves

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to search, especially as if by digging, in order to find a thing or information:

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earnest

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sincere and serious:

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meritorious

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deserving great praise:

22
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Cache

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To store / memory

23
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cogitation

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the action of thinking deeply about something; contemplation.

24
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artillery

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very large guns that are moved on wheels

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astringent
Astringent remarks are clever but unkind or criticize someone:
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obfuscate
to make something less clear and harder to understand, especially intentionally:
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Conformable
similar
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patron
a person who gives financial or other support to a person, organization, or cause. A regular customer
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exultant
very happy, especially at someone else's defeat or failure:
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indispensable
absolutely necessary
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reclusive
avoiding the company of other people; solitary.
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monastic
of or related to monasteries or monks
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fidelity
the state of remaining loyal to someone and keeping the promises you made to that person the degree of exactness with which something is copied or reproduced.
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solidarity
agreement between and support for the members of a group:
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ad hoc
when necessary or needed.
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momentous
very important, esp. because of the effects on future events:
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obliterate
to remove all signs of something; destroy:
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engrossing
very interesting and needing all your attention:
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intrinsic
being an extremely important and basic characteristic of a person or thing:
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canonical
considered to be good and important, and worth studying:
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careen
move swiftly and in an uncontrolled way.
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trundled
to develop or operate slowly:
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Tarried / tarry
to stay somewhere for longer than expected and delay leaving
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appose
to place something next to or close to something else:
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inconsolable
so sad or disappointed that it is impossible for anyone to make you feel better:
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Eremitic / eremite / hermit
A person who has withdrawn from society and lives a solitary existence
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piteously
in a way that causes you to feel sadness and sympathy:
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stopgap
a temporary way of dealing with a problem or satisfying a need.
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canonize
to glorify.
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Bleat / bleated
to complain in an annoying way: