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Meddle (v)

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To interfere

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Foul (a)

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Awful, really unpleasant (smell, taste)

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Fowl (n)

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A farmyard bird

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Carnivorous (a)

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Meat eating

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Omnivorous (a)

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Eating meat and also vegetables

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Acquire (v)

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To get something

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Impose (v)

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To make someone do something

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Reinstate (v)

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To bring someone or something back in

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Innovative (a)

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Coming up with new and imaginative ideas

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Frail (a)

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Weak and fragile

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Hearty (a)

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Strong and healthy

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Rowdy (a)

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Noisy and crowded

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Simultaneously (adv)

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At the same time

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Enclosure (n)

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A large open-air space

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Pulverise (v)

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To squash heavily

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Admit (not confess) (v)

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To let someone in

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Recruit (n, v)

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To join something or be someone who’s just joined

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Enterprise (n)

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A new venture, project

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Uproar (n)

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A loud noise of surprise or outrage

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Heir (n)

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Person who will receive something from their parents

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Heirloom (n)

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Something passed on from one generation to the next

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Sultan (n)

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Absolute ruler

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Weld (v)

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To join metal together (with heat)

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Eclipse (n)

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When the moon comes in front of the sun

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Eclipse (v)

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To do something better

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Stationary (a)

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Still, not moving

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Stationery (n)

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Pens and papers

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Question (v)

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To challenge or not agree with

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Analyse (v)

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To look at something really closely and in detail

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Elude (v)

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To escape, to avoid being found

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Vintage (a)

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Old but still of great value

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Diligent (a)

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Taking a great deal of care

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Vocalise (v)

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To say something out loud

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Amicable (a)

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Friendly

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Clarify (v)

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To make something clear

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Lethargy (n)

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A lack of energy

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Monotone (a)

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a single colour, ball & white, a bit dull

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Timescale (n)

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How long something takes

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Snapshot (n)

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A photograph, or a moment in time

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Spellbound (a)

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Amazed by something, as if someone has cast a spell over you

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Minion (n)

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A small guy or a servant, someone who is not important

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Warrant (n)

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A document that allows you to do something

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Impetuous (a)

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Impatient, without really thinking something through

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Erode (v)

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To wear away (weather)

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Infested (a)

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Overrun with bugs or rodents or fleas

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Flourish (v)

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To grow and do really well

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Corrupted (a)

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Spoiled by disease or mould, gone bad

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Awash (a)

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Overrun by something, there’s lots of something

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Superior (a)

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Better

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Inferior (a)

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Worse

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Jury (n)

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A group of people deciding if someone is guilty or not guilty

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Coarse (a)

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Roughly ground, not fine

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Fine (a)

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Ground up completely until it’s like a powder

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Connoisseur (n)

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An expert, someone who knows a lot about something

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Decay (v)

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To rot or mould graduallyA

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Atypical (a)

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Unusual

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Elated (a)

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Very happy because something good has happened

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Buoyant (a)

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Cheerful, very pleased

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Composed (a)

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Calm, collected

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Cease (v)

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To stop

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Incessant (a)

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Non-stop, continual

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Contempt, disdain (n)

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Looking down on someone with disgust

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Contradict (v)

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To say the opposite, to oppose

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Virtue (n)

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Goodness

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Brisk (a)

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Energetic

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Affinity (n)

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A liking for

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Subdue (v)

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To make someone be under you, to dominate someone

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Thrive (v)

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To grow well, develop strongly

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Malicious (a)

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Bad, spiteful, nasty

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Union (n)

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Getting together, working as a team

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Condemn (v)

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To pass a bad judgement on something/someone

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Laudable (a)

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Worthy of praise and good words

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Unintelligible (a)

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Nonsense, gibberish, makes no sense

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Comprehend (v)

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To understand

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Cogent (a)

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Able to join together (ideas, or cooperation), logical

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Anorak (n)

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Waterproof coat with a hood

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Frank (a)

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Plain speaking, possibly hard to hear

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Abundant (a)

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Lots of, plentiful

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Unbridled (a)

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Out of control, crazily

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Conceited (a)

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Arrogant, stuck up

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Superior (a)

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Better than

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Inferior (a)

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Not as good as

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Terminate (v)

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To end something

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Custom (n)

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A tradition, or your business, your spending money

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Screen (v)

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To do tests to check something

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Vex, irk (v)

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To annoy

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Frustrate (v) (not annoyed)

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To stop something happening

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Gorge (v)

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To overeat, to overindulge

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In stark contrast

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Very different to…

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Astounded (a)

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Astonished, amazed

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Remote (a)

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Far away

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Intellectual (a)

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To do with intelligence and thinking

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Scholar (n)

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Someone who studies at school or college

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Ornate, elaborate (a)

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Detailed, complex (patterns or decorations)

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Droll (a)

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Amusing, a bit funny

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Daunting (a)

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Scary, intimidating

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Caustic (a)

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Cutting, hurting, damaging

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Donor (n)

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Someone who gives something

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Valley (n)

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A dip between hills and mountains

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Vocabulary from Mixed Workouts (30 decks)

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