personality Flashcards

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one cannot but be impressed

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one cannot but be impressed

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precipitous

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Dangerously high or steep.
‘the track skirted a precipitous drop’
precipitous high

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fleshpot

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Places providing luxurious or hedonistic living.
‘he had lived the life of a roué in the fleshpots of London and Paris’
fleshpots of this world

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going to break your leg to go there

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entanglement

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The action or fact of entangling or being entangled.

‘many dolphins die from entanglement in fishing

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entangle

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Cause to become twisted together with or caught in.
‘fish attempt to swim through the mesh and become entangled’

‘they were suspicious of becoming entangled in a civil war’

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stoical

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Enduring pain and hardship without showing one’s feelings or complaining.
‘he taught a stoical acceptance of suffering’

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flesh out

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Add more details to something which only exists in a draft or outline form.
‘the arguments were fleshed out by the minister’

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elicit

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Evoke or draw out (a reaction, answer, or fact) from someone.
‘I tried to elicit a smile from Joanna’
‘the work elicited enormous public interest’

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