Much Ado About Nothing Flashcards

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Auspicious

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Adj
Showing or suggesting that future success is likely
Promising hopeful
Disheartening unpromising unfortunate

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Amorous

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Having or showing strong feelings of sexual attraction or love
Romantic loving passionate erotic
Unerotic cold indifferent

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Beseech

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To ask someone in a serious and emotional way to do something
Beg ask plead
Command demand

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Disparage

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To describe someone or something as unimportant, weak, bad
Belittle badmouth discredit
Praise glorify honor

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Enigmatic

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Full of mystery and difficult to understand
Cryptic mysterious obscure perplexing
Clear obvious plain

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Epitaph

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Something written or said in memory of a dead person, esp words written in a gravestone
Eulogy commemoration obituary

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Impediment

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Something that makes it difficult to complete something, obstacle that prevents progress
Obstruction barrier restriction inhibition
Advantage assistance boost benefit

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Incensed

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To cause someone to be extremely angry
Enrage provoke incite
Appease soothe please

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Perturbation

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The state of being worried or upset, mental uneasiness
Agitation, distress
Contentment, calm, peace

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Slander

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To make a false spoken statement that causes people to have a bad opinion of someone, damage reputation
Defame degrade scandalize
Glorify compliment honor

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