Podcast Words Flashcards
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Euphemism
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Expressing something in less severe terms “he passed away” rather than “he died”
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Endemic
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A british accent is endemic to the British population - something that is very restricted to a geopgraphical location
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Dessicate
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Dry out
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idiosyncracy
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specific behaviour associated with a person
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vim
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energyvand enthusiasm
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kindle
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to fire up
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molt
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to skin an animal
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antipathy
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aversion towards
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Ossify
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To turn into bone, to turn old
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Potentate
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A powerful person
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Solecism
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usage of language that isnt correct
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attenuate
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to weaken
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Aggregate
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One turn into many
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Abstemious
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To be moserate in eating or drinking
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Castogation
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To reprimand harshly
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Paradoxical
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“to be kind you have to be harsh” an opposing statement with some kind of truth in it
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Intrepid
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Fearless
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Implacable
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A person that cannot be appeased
also means uns stoppable
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Inert
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If a person is inert, they have no power to action, they cannot make any change
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sully
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To soil or tarnish the quality of something
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Mar
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To damage or to spoil, similar to sully
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multifarious
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having many different parts or forms
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flout
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to go against “the rules” for example
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Lumbar
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to move clumsily
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Demur
to make an objection
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debutante
an upper class woman making her first appearance at an societal event
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Propitiate
To win the favour of a god
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toady
a person who flatters another person unstoppably
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bombastic
for example a speech that sounds very pompous but actually has little content
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impermeable
cannot pass
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jargon
specialised language
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sardonic
your lamguage is characterised by being mockful
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monastic
living like a monk, in austerity, ascetic terms,
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pervade
to soread through all parts of
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dyspeptic
being moody due tonindigestion
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assuage
make milder or less severe
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coagulate
to thicken
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vernal
connected to soring time - youthfulness
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recondite
knowledge relating to something deeper or to even something esoteric
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quiescent
being at rest
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archaic
very old
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innocuous
not harmful
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subpoena
legal way to attend someone to attend court
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quibble
slight objection
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parley
peace negotiation
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decorum
behaviour in keeping woth good taste; etoquette
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gouge
to dig or force out
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lucid
it’s plain, obvious, understandable
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derivative
imitative of something else; uniriginal
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solicitous
showing interest or concern
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to husband
to be frugal
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placate
to calm someone down
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confound
to cause surprise or confusion
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peripatetic
to travel from place to place
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obstinate
stubbornly refusing to change one’s opinions
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diaphonous
light delicate usually for fabric
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puerile
childish
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précis
short text summary
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venerable
lerson to be rspected
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dilatory
slow to act
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admonish
to reprimand but not as strong as castigate
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ingratiate
to put yourself into someone’s favour by pleasing them
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euphony
being pleasing to listen to
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larceny
wrongful taking of other peoples goods
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obdurate
unmoved by persuasion
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panegyric
a public piece of text praising someone
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rococo
ornamental design style
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sublime
elevated or lofty in throughts or lamguage
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apostate
who renoumces a belief
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pithy
to be concise with words
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dilettante
someone who has an interest in an area but lacks the commitment to it
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abscond
leavjng in a hurry
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delineate
trace the outline of
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felicitous
well chosen to the circumstances
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livid
super angry
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axiom
a self evident truth that requires no proof
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discerning
having good judgement
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striated
striped or streaked
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latent
dormant
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listless
lerhargic
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circumsprect
to be cautious
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inundate
overwhelm
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precipitate
to cause it
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aerie
large birds nest
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ambivalence
state of having mixed feelings about something
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gambol
run or jump about playfully
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nell
bell
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palatial
like a palace
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ardour
great warmth of feeling
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rustic
relating to counteyside
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irassible
easily angered
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parry
to ward an attack off
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pungent
sharply affects your smell organs
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upbraid
to find fault with/to reprimand
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surly
bad tempered
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whimsical
overimaginative notions
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feted
extremely bad smell
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deference
respectful submission to someone else
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wham
unnatural, suckly pallor / ill/exhaustr
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to lord
to sing praises
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exonerate
free of blame
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eficious
someone who is authoritative on unnecessary matters
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cloying
sickening with excessive sweetness
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rarify
to make thin/rare/less dense
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pulcritude
physical beauty
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conundrum
confusin, difgicult oroblem
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taciturn
untalkative
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advocate
public supporter of...
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missif
a long official ketter
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neologism
new word
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imperturbable
unable to excite someone
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magnanimous
very generous or forgiving
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adulterate
make something poorer in quality
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emulate
match or surpass an achievement
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polemic
strong attack
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fertive
try to avoid notice or attention
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sintilla
a tiny trace of something
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esoteric
intended for only a small amount of people with specialised knowledge
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to enervate
to drain of energy
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xenophobia
fear of people from other places
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precarious
uncertain unsafe
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largesse
generosity in bestiwing money
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inequity
immiral or grossky unfair
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analogous
comparable in certain respects
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ingrate
ungrateful person
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harangue
lemgthy aggressive speech
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caustic
able to corrode tissue
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empirical
based on onservations and experience
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opaque
not transparent
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lament
a passionate expression of grief
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consiliatory
intended to placate/call down
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ephemeral
short lived
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solubcisim
Only the self can be known to exists
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philistine
a person who is indifferent to culture and arts
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legidomaine
useful ise of your hands
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indolent
to be lazy
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transgression
act that goes against a law or a rule
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fasicious
to treat serious issues with inappropriate humour
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juncture
a particular point in events or time
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tenuous
very weak or slight
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contrite
feeling or expressing remorse
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inter
to place a corpse into a grave
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sacrosanct
sacred
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hegemony
leadership or dominance
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salient
most moticeable or important thing
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intractable
hard to control
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metamorphosis’s
the process of transformations from one to another form
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elicit
to draw out
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maverick
unorthodox or independent minded person
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cacophonous
ear splitting noises
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gileless
innocent
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anadine
something that releived pain or distress
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pariah
outcast, persona non grata
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ford
a shallow place in a river that you can drive across
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commensurate
corresponding in proportional
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imprication
a curse
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eclectic
ideas from a diverse range of sourcses
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disjointed
lacking commection
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legubrious
looking sad
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coder
concluding passage of a piece or movement
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phlagmatic
unemotional disposition
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discrete
individually separate
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maladiction
magical word or phrase to bring about some evi
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philanthropy
the desire to promote the welfare of others
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complacent
to be obliging
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yoke
a way of fastening animals together; something oppressive
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lavish
rich
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abyss
deep hole
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cupidity
greed for money
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digression
temporary departure from main subject
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opine
to state your opinion
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segaceous
good judgement
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eulogy
praising someone highly
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libertine
a person who behaves without moral principles
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pare
to trim something
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marose
to be ill tempered
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mandatious
not telling the truth
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fractious
to be irritable
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lassitude
a lack of energy
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zephir
soft breeze
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artless
to be naive
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insipid
lacking flavour
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garner
to gather or collect
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enigma
mysterious thing
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mitigate
to make less severe
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coffer
small chest for holding valuables
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antagonise
to cause someone to become hostile
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garrulous
excessively talkative
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implode
to collapse
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strutt
bar forming part of a framework; verb: stiff, erect, arrogant gate
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pragmatic
dealing with things practically
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contentious
likely to cause an argument
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loquacious
to be talkative
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prudence
to be cautious
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replete
to be well stocked
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impede
to delay something
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doctrineur
to impose a doctrine without regard to practicality
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distill
to purify something,
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pedant
a person who is excessively concerned with minor detail
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invidious
likely to arouse anger in others
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arbitrate
to reach an authoritative judgement
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mundane
lacking interest
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propriety
conforming to conventionality
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shard
broken glass piece
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arbitrary
based on random choice
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efficacy
ability to produce desired result
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trussulent
eager to fight
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pecadillo
a small offence
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spartan
indifference to comfort or luxury
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impecunious
having little or no money
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amalgamate
to combine or unit
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rave
ghost like image of someone
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neophyte
a person new to a subject or skill
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impetuous
acting quickly
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partisan
strong supporter of a party
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negate
to nullify or make ineffective
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gyle
sly intelligence
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skeptic
inclined to doubt
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insularity
cultures ideas or people
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onerous
a large amount of effort
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reproach
to express disapproval
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prattle
to talk foolishly
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appropriate
to take smth for your own use
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strategem
plan or scheme to outwit opponent
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grovel
to lie with face downwars
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tawdry
flashy
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torper
state of physical inactivity
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sportive
playful
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ingenuous
innocent and unsuspecting
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plethora
large amount
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causality
cause and effect
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sage
a profoundly wise man
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erudite
showing great knowledge
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perfunctory
minimum of effort
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sinicure
little or now work required but gives money
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declivity
downward slope
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veracious
speaking the truth
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iconoclast
person who attacks cherished beliefs
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penchant
stron liking for something
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contumatious
stubborn
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expergate
remove matter
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redress
remidying a situation
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itinerant
person who travels from place to place
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assail
attack
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emconium
writing that praises someone
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borr
ill refined prson
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paragon
perfect example of a quality person
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lionise
to give a lot of pubic attention to someone
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obsequious
to be extremely servile
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tiro
beginner
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verdant
green countryside
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abate
become less intense
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platitude
remark that is used so often it becomes uninteresting
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plummet
to fall or drop
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levity
frivolity
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lampoon
to publicly cirticise someone using satire
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irresolut
shwoing hesitancy
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umbridge
taking offence
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pervasive
spreading widely throughout an area
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plebian
commoner
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inurd
to become hardened
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embellish
to make something more attractive
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fawn
to affection
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amortise
paying off the cost of an asset
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beneficent
generous
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restive
unable to rest
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deface
spoi appearance of smth
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bellfry
where bells are house
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substantiate
to provide support to
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eschew
to abstain from smth
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welter
to move in a turbuluent fashion
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calumny
false statements about someone
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to flag
to become weaker
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surfate
excessive amount of smth
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leary
cautious or wary
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anachronism
belonging to a different time period
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abdure
renounce a belief
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cartography
science of drawing maps
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divine
like a god
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deride
to mock someone
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droll
comical in some way
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veracity
accuracy
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refractory
stubborn, unmanagemable
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terrestrial
earthly
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canard
unfounded rumour
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amulate
ornament
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rejoindre
sharp reply
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panoply
impressive collection of thigns
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exigency
urgent need
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verigated
exhibiting different colours
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diffidence
modesty
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inquest
judicial inquiry about incident
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arrogate
take or claim something without justification
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impious
not showing respect to god
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secrete
to discharge
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plucky
having courage in face of difficulty
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autonomous
self government
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condone
accepting something
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hapless
unfortunate person
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oblique
slanting line / oblique statement
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contention
assertion maintained in an argument
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dichotomy
contrast between two things
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aberrant
declutting from an accepted standard
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inexorable
impossible to stop
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vestage
tiniest amount
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distend
to swell
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buttress
some projecting support from the wall
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repudiate
refuse to accet
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waiver
to become unreliable
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profligate
recklessly extravagant
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nettle
to irritate
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soporific
tends to induce sleep
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querulous
to be irritable
