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English Vocab - The Painter Of Signs > Part 1 > Flashcards

Part 1 Flashcards

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1
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Abashed

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Embarrassed

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Bangle

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Bracelet

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Barren

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Lifeless

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4
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To beckon

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Make a gesture

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5
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Blunder

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Mistake

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Bogus

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Fake

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Broad

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Wide

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8
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To brood

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Worry about

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Complexion

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Appearance

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To congregate

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Gather

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11
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Dalliance

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Romantic or sexual relationship

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12
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To doze off

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To fall asleep

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13
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Eligible

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Permitted

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14
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Equanimity

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Composure

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15
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Fair

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Just

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16
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To fast

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To abstain from food

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17
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Fee

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Payement

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18
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To gape

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Wide open

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19
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To gaze

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To stare

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Giddy

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Dizzy

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To glance/ to glimpse

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Look quickly /biefly

22
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To gloat

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Enjoy greatly

23
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To grin

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Smile

24
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Gutter

A

Gouttière

25
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Jeeringly

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Involves laughing or shouting insults at someone to show you have no respect for them

26
Q

Jocularity

A

A state of cheer

27
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Lecher

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Womanizer /seducer

28
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To linger

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Wait around

29
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To lull

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Soothe

30
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Non-committed

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Reserved

31
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Nonplused

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Unsure about what to say, think, or do

32
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To ogle

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Stare at

33
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On the prowl

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They are hunting for something such as sexual partner or a business deal

34
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On the verge of

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At the point when (something is about to happen, be said..)

35
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To peep

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Take a quick look at

36
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Reel

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Roll

37
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Sheepishly

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In embarrassed way

38
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Slyly

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Manipulative

39
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To spurn

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Refuse

40
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Squeamishly

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Nervous

41
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A sudden racing in his pulse

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Scared/ nervous/ anxious

42
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Surreptitiously

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Secretively

43
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To thaw

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Defrost

44
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Thighs

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Upper part of the leg

45
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To toss in bed

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Move around restlessly while sleeping or trying to

46
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Undaunted

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Unafraid

47
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Unfettered

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Unrestrained

48
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Unseemly

A

Inappropriate

49
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Urbane

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Sophisticated

50
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Whiff

A

Faintly

51
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Wily

A

Clever

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