Nadiya Flashcards

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Impose (v)

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To make someone do something

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Innovative (a)

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Imaginative, coming up with new ways of doing something

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Onerous, taxing (a)

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Hard going, tough

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Scrutinise (v)

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To look at something closely

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Haughty (a)

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Stuck up and arrogant

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Preoccupied (a)

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Worried, not able to focus

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Riveting (a)

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Fascinating

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Rowdy (a)

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Noisy, raucous

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Address (not where you live) (n)

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Speech

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Frail (a)

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Weak

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Hearty (a)

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Strong, healthy

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Overbearing (a)

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Bossy, bullying

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Meek (a)

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Gentle, mild

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Reckless (a)

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Stupidly brave or dangerous

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Courteous (a)

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Super-polite

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Aloof (a)

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Cold, distant, keeping yourself apart

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Division (n)

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Being apart, being against each other

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Liberate (v)

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To set free

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Apprehend (v)

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To arrest, to capture

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Hem (n)

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The edge of apiece of material

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Pulverise (v)

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To smash or crush

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Uniform (a)

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All the same in every way

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Mangle (v)

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To squash and squeeze

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Attire (n)

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Clothing

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Recruit (n)

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Someone who joins a group (army, guides, a company)

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Indulge (v)

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To treat yourself

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Abstain (v)

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To stop having or doing something

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Opulent (a)

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Luxurious

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Scanty (a)

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Few of something

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Demure (a)

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Shy, reserved

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Enterprise (n)

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Venture, a new thing

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Uproar (n)

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A fuss, a loud disturbance

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Afterthought (n)

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Something you add on later

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Waylaid (a)

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Lost, gone the wrong way, diverted

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Kindle (v)

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Start a fire (or hopes)

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Extinguish (v)

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To put out a fire (or hopes)

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Fete (n)

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A fair or garden party

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Lull (n)

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A pause in proceedings, a brief period of quiet

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Benign (a)

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Kind, good, generous

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Malign (a)

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Bad, spiteful, evil

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Surly (a)

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Always grumpy or moody

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Serendipity (n)

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Everything turning out just right…

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Animosity (n)

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A disliking for someone

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Tranquil, placid (a)

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Calm

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Consternation (n)

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Disquiet, unhappiness, unsettledness

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Repression (n)

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Being pressed down, being stopped from doing something