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Ms Trinh Flashcards

1
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Touchstone

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Sth providing a standard against which other things are compared/judged

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Unsullied

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Unspoiled; still pure and in original state

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Verge on

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Border on

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Predate

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Be built/formed/etc at an earlier date

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Ineradicable

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[of a quality/a situation/etc.] that cannot be removed/changed

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Conduit

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A person/organization/country etc. that serves to pass things/information to others

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Gamut

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The complete range of things of a particular kind

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Run the gamut of sth

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Experience/show the whole range of sth

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(not) cut it

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(not) be as good as needed/expected

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Rancor

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Bitterness

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Taunt

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(v) try to make sb angry/upset by saying unkind things

(n) un insulting/unkind remark intended to anger/upset sb

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Grouse

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(inf)
(n) complaint
(v) complain in an annoying way (+about)

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Verve

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Great energy and enthusiasm

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Prognostication

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A thing sb says will happen in the future

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Raucous

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Sounding loud and rough

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Equable

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  1. Calm and not easily upset

2. [of weather] steady, with no changes

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Balmy

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[of air/weather/etc.] warm and pleasant

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Apocalyptic

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  1. Describing very serious destruction in past or future events
  2. Like the end of the world
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Quixotic

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Having/showing ideas that are imaginative but usually not practical/viable

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Incinerate

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Burn sth until it’s completely destroyed

~ incineration (n)

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Half measures

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A weak and inadequate plan/action

~ work by half measures

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Middle ground

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An option or decision all opposing groups can agree on

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Fib

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(inf)

(n) a lie about sth unimportant
(v) tell a fib

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Measure sb/sth against sb/sth

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Compare

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Hit-and-miss

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Done carelessly without proper planning, therefore of unreliable quality/accuracy/etc.

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Time and again

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Again and again

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In times gone by

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In the past

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Tail off

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Decrease in amount/become lower in level

eg. a voice/profit/etc.

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Rally

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  1. Come together/bring people together to support sb/sth (+around/behind/to)
  2. Recover
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Solipsism

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The theory that only the self exists and can be known

~ solipsistic (adj)

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Resuscitate

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Revive

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Point of reference

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Sth you already know that helps you understand/explain sth

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Signpost

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A sign giving information/direction

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Latch on (to sb/sth)
Latch onto sb/sth
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  1. Become attached to sb/sth
  2. Stay around sb, esp. when they’d prefer you not to
  3. Develop a strong interest in sth
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Perverse

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Deliberately determined to behave in a way that is considered wrong, unacceptable or unreasonable

~ perversity (n)
~ perversely (adj)

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Pervert

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  1. Change sth in a bad way so that it’s no longer what it should be
  2. Make sb think/act in an immoral way; corrupt
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Perversion

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  1. Behavior generally considered unacceptable (esp. when connected with sex)
  2. The act of changing sth good into bad, sth right into wrong
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Detour

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A longer route you take to avoid sth/when the usual one is closed

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Apostle (of sth)

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A strong advocate of a policy/idea etc.

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A trifle (adv)

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Slightly

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Trifle

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Sth not valuable/important

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Legion

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A large number of people of a particular type

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Augury

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Omen

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44
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Augur well/badly (for sth)

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Bode

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Brood

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  1. Think a lot about sth (+over/on/about)

2. (a bird) sit on eggs until they hatch

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Cosset

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Treat sb with a lot of care and attention (sometimes too much)
= pamper

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Indefatigable

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Never giving up/getting tired of doing sth

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Fallback

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A plan/course of action to fall back on

~ (adj) eg. fallback position

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Entity

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Sth existing separately and having its own identity

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Stilted

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[of behavior/writing style/etc.] not natural; too formal

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Assimilate

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  1. Fully understand sth
  2. (let sb) become part of a community (+into/in)
  3. Make an idea etc. fit in/become acceptable (+into/in)
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Entrant (to sth)

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Sb who has recently joined a profession/university/etc.

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Annex

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Take control of a country etc. by force

~ annexation (n)

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54
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Clout

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Power and influence

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55
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Pared-down

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Having no unnecessary features; reduced to a very simple form

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Pare sth (down) to the bone

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Cut sth to the bone

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57
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Well and truly

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(inf) completely

58
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Edify

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Improve sb’s mind/character by teaching them
~ edification (n)
~ edifying (adj) likely to improve your mind/character

59
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Crackpot

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(inf) sb with strange or crazy ideas

60
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No-go area

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An area people should stay away from because it’s controlled by a violent group

61
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Edifice

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  1. A large impressive building

2. A long-established system

62
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Anecdotal

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Based on personal accounts (and possibly not true/accurate)

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Detract (sth) from sth

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Make sth seem less good/enjoyable

64
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Detractor

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Sb who tries to make sb/sth seem less good by criticizing it

65
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In place

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In the correct position; working/ready to work

66
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Wondrous

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Wonderful

67
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Conflagration

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  1. A large destructive fire

2. A large violent event

68
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Expurgate

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Remove part of a conversation/piece of writing lest it offend people
~ expurgation (n)
~ (un)expurgated (adj)

69
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Idiosyncrasy

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Eccentricity

~ idiosyncratic (adj)

70
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Epistolary

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Written in the form of letters

71
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Epistle

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A long serious letter

72
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Freewheeling

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Not concerned about rules or possible results of your actions

73
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Pathology

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  1. The study of diseases

2. An extreme, unreasonable and uncontrollable aspect of sb’s behavior

74
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Pathological

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  1. Not reasonable or sensible; impossible to control
  2. Caused by/connected with diseases
  3. Related to pathology
75
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Perfidy

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Treachery

~ perfidious (adj)

76
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Yen

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Longing (+for)

77
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Meretricious

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Seeming attractive but in fact having no real value

78
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Puncture

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Suddenly make sb less confident, proud etc.

79
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Salient

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Most important/noticeable

80
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Enervate

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Make sb weak and tired

~ enervation (n)

81
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Externality

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  1. A consequence of industrial/commercial activity that affects sb/sth without being reflected in market prices
  2. The fact of existing outside sb/sth that is aware of it (+to)
82
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Conservative estimate

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Lower than the real amount/number

83
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Wry

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Showing you’re both amused and upset; ironically amusing

~ wryness (n)

84
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In order

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  1. (of a document) valid
  2. As it should be
  3. Suitable to say/do on a particular situation
85
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Atone (for sth)

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Make amends for sth wrong you did in the past

~ atonement (n)

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Plague (v)

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Trouble sb/sth

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Detritus

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  1. Natural waste material

2. Any kind of rubbish/garbage/debris

88
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Pathos

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The power of a performance/description/etc. to produce feelings of sadness and sympathy

89
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In good/fine fettle

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In good condition; healthy

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Edict

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An official order, esp. a forceful and unfair one

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Sport (v)

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  1. Have/wear sth proudly

2. Play in a happy and lively way

92
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Dissension

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Argument and disagreement among a group/organization/etc.

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Camaraderie

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A feeling of trust and friendship among people who spend much time together

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Intercept

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Stop sb/sth from arriving

~ interception (n)

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Resound

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  1. (of a voice/sound/etc.) fill a place with sound (+through/around)
  2. (of a place) be filled with a sound (+to/with)
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Offshoot

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Sth that develops from sth larger/older

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Put/set sb/sth to rights

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Correct sb/sth; put sth in order

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Exquisite

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  1. Extremely beautiful/carefully made
  2. (of a feeling) strongly felt
  3. (of a taste/sense/etc.) delicate and sensitive
99
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Solace

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Help and comfort when you are sad/worried

~ (v)

100
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Morbid

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  1. Having a strong interest in sad/unpleasant things (esp. disease/death)
  2. Connected with disease
    ~ morbidity (n)
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Exhilarate

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Make sb very happy and excited

~ exhilaration (n)

102
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Herald

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  1. Be a sign of sth that is going to happen
  2. Say in public that sb/sth is good/important (+as)
    ~ (n) a sign that sth is going to happen soon
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Gratify

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Satisfy

104
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Resonant

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  1. (of sound) deep, clear and continuing for a long time
  2. Causing sound to continue for a long time
  3. Having the power to bring images/feelings/memories into your mind
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Incumbent (n)

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A person with an official position

106
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Repeal

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Make a law no longer valid

107
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Eclipse

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Outshine/overshadow sb/sth

~ (n) a loss of importance, power etc. to sb/sth else more important

108
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By default

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Because you have not made any other decision or choices which would make things happen differently

109
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Fruition

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The successful result of a plan/process/activity/etc.

~ come to/bring sth to fruition

110
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Fledgling

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  1. A young bird that has just learned to fly

2. A new inexperienced person/organization/system/etc.

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Smother sth in/with sth

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Cover sth completely with sth

112
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Sublime

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Of high quality and causing great admiration
~ the sublime
~ from the sublime to the ridiculous

113
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Sabotage

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  1. The act of deliberately damaging sth
  2. The act of deliberately spoiling sth to prevent it from being successful
    ~ (v)
114
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Effluent

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Liquid waste or sewage (esp. chemicals from factories)

115
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Noxious

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Poisonous/harmful

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Infiltrate

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  1. (make sb) enter a place/an organization secretly to spy on it
  2. (of liquids/gases) pass slowly into
    ~ infiltration (n)
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Onerous

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Needing great effort; difficult to do

118
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Confer

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  1. Discuss (+with sb on/about sth)
  2. Give sb an award/a degree/an honor/a right (+sth on/upon sb)
    ~ conferment (n)
119
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Spasm

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  1. A sudden painful contracting of a muscle

2. A sudden strong feeling/reaction that lasts for a short time (+of)

120
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Tumultuous

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  1. Very loud; involving strong feelings esp. feelings of approval
  2. Involving a lot of change, confusion and/or violence
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Tumult

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  1. A confused situation involving a lot of noise and excitement
  2. A state of confusion
    ~ in tumult
122
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Backlog

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A quantity of work that should have been done already, but hasn’t been done

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Hard at it

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(inf) putting a lot of effort into what you’re doing

124
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Corrode

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Destroy sth slowly

125
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Cardinal (adj)

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Most important; having other things based on it

126
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Repertoire

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  1. (also repertory) all the plays/songs/etc. a performer knows and can perform
  2. All the things a person is able to do
127
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Doldrums

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  1. The state of feeling sad/depressed
  2. A lack of activity/improvement
    ~ in the doldrums
128
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Impervious

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(to sth) not affected/influenced by sth

129
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Wizened

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Shriveled with age

130
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Surreal

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Very strange; more like a dream than reality

131
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Wean sb off/from sth

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Make sb gradually stop using/doing sth

132
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Wean sb on sth

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Make sb experience sth regularly, esp. from a young age

133
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Tell a different story/tale

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Give information that is difficult from what you expect/have been told

134
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Sinuous

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  1. Turning while moving in an elegant way

2. Having many curves

135
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Have no use for/not have any use for

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Not need sth

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Assail

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  1. Attack sb/sth violently, either physically or verbally

2. Disturb/upset sb severely

137
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Malleable

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(of people/ideas/etc.) easily influenced/trained/controlled

138
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At a premium

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Uncommon and therefore valuable

139
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Put/set/place a premium on sb/sth

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Think that sb/sth is particularly important/valuable

140
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In similar vein

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Similarly

141
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Succulent

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Juicy

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