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Inflection

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a change in the form of a word

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Cadence

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an inflection of the voice

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Proxy

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the authority to represent something someone

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Veneer

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a thin, decorative covering applied to materials

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Precipice

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a very steep and tall rock face or cliff

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Expedite

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make an action happen quicker

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Ossify

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to turn into bone / to cease developing and turn rigid

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Hematite

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a black stone

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Amalgamation

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the action, process or result of combining or uniting

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Umber

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a dark brown colour

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Ochre

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a honey-like tawny colour

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Subservient

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submissively obedient

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Obsequious

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excessively eager to please another person

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Incongruous

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not similar or fitting in

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Onyx

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a deep black colour

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Imbue

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inspire or permeate

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Empirical

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coming to a conclusion by observation rather than logic

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Roil

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moving in a turbulent manner

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Turbid

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cloudy, opaque, thick

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Unbridled

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free from restraint, uncontrolled

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Allusive

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suggestive without explicit mention

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Rivulets

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a small stream of liquid

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Acquiesce

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to allow something reluctantly but without protest

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Secular

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non-religious

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Consecration

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the action of making or declaring something, often sacred

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Carnelian

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a type of dull red or reddish-white quartz

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Surmise

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suppose that something is true without having evidence

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Undulate

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move or go with a smooth up and down motion

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Preternatural

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beyond what is normal or natural

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Elicit

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evoke or draw out (a reaction/answer/fact) from someone

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Exhort

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strongly encourage or urge someone to do something

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Servile

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showing an excessive willingness to serve or please others

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Taupe

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a dark grey/brown colour

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Imbibe

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to absorb or assimilate ideas or knowledge

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Demarcation

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a dividing line / the action of fixing boundaries or limits

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Verbose

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expressed in more words than needed

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Russet

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dark ginger (in reference to hair)

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Espionage

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the practice of spying

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Gyrate

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move rapidly in a spiral or circle

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Conurbation

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an extended urban area, typically in the suburbs of a main city

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Eponymous

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(of a thing) named after a particular person or group

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Elucidate

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to explain

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Enumerate

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mention a number of things one by one

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Indelible

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not able to be forgotten / removed

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Redolent

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strongly reminiscent or suggestive of

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Frenetic

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fast and energetic in a wild and uncontrolled way

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Sinuous

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having many turns and curves / lithe and supple

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Capricious

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changing according to no discernible rules - unpredictable

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Sojourn

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a temporary stay (noun/verb)

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Vambrace

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defences to the forearm as part of a suit of armour

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Reticent

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not revealing one’s thoughts and feelings readily

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Ablution

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an act of washing oneself

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Loquacious

A

talkative

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Garrulous

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excessively talkative, especially on trivial matters

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tepid

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lukewarm / showing little enthusiasm

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Abstruse

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Difficult to understand, obscure

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Edict

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An official order issued by a person of authority

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Latent

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Hidden or concealed

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Capitulate

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To yield or surrender

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Ambivalent

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Having mixed or contradictory feelings about something

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Antecedent

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Thing that existed before

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Votive

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Offered in fulfilment of a vow

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Contingent

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Subject to chance

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Comportment

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Behaviour

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Interminable

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Endless

66
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Bequeath

A

To leave something to someone else

67
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Loquacious

A

Talkative

English language - Big words (3 decks)

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