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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20
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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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22
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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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24
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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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27
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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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30
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Demure (a)

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Shy, reserved

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31
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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

35
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Kindle (v)

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Start a fire (or hopes)

36
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Extinguish (v)

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To put out a fire (or hopes)

37
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Fete (n)

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A fair or garden party

38
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Lull (n)

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A pause in proceedings, a brief period of quiet

39
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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

42
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Serendipity (n)

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Everything turning out just right…

43
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Animosity (n)

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A disliking for someone

44
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Tranquil, placid (a)

45
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Consternation (n)

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Disquiet, unhappiness, unsettledness, confusion

46
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Repression (n)

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Being pressed down, being stopped from doing something

47
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Annex (n)

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A building attached to the side of a bigger building, an extension

48
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Moult (v)

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To shed, to lose (hair.skin, limbs)

49
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Adjourn (v)

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To postpone something official like a trial or a meeting until later

50
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Commiserate (v)

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To feel someone’s pain, to comfort

51
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Venerate (v)

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To give the most respect

52
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Utmost (a)

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The absolute most, the greatest

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Ethereal (a)

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misty, smoking, spiritual, hard to get hold of

54
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Atmospheric (a)

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Suggesting a special atmosphere, distinctive mood

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Famine (n)

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Having no food

56
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Coppice (n)

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A group of young trees

57
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Heath (n)

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Wild grassland

58
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Solitude (n)

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Being on your own

59
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Brood (v)

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To be grumpy or menacing (also to hatch an egg)

60
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Trout (n)

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A type of fish

61
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Copious (a)

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Large, lots of something

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Rash (a)

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Hasty, too fast

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Fast (not quickly) (a)

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Steady, stuck

64
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Screen (v)

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To test a lot of people for something in particular

65
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Custom (n)

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Trade, spending money

66
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Auditor (n)

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A person who checks numbers, accounts, money

67
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Conscientious, diligent (a)

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Super-careful

68
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Feign (v)

69
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Sound (a)

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Secure, steady, reliable

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Dawdle (v)

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To walk slowly (because you don’t want to get somewhere

71
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Recollect (v)

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To remember

72
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Abhor (v)

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Hate something, really dislike something

73
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Dubious (a)

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Doubtful, unsure, disbelieving

74
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Awry (a)

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Wrong, diverted, misdirected

75
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Virtuous (a)

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Good and kind

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Frivolous (a)

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Silly, superficial, not important

77
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Repudiate (v)

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To strongly deny something

78
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Superfluous (a)

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More than needed, no longer wanted

79
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Wilful (a)

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Knowing what you want and refusing to be denied, bossy, headstrong

80
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Bounty (n)

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Reward, some money for finding something or someone

81
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Mirage (n)

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Illusion, something that is not real