#RandomNouns Flashcards

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Adversity

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Difficulties; misfortune

It was such an adversity to ask Sasha to finally stop asking about my dick

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Ambience

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Atmosphere

Dima enjoys the cosmic ambience, so Sasha decided to send him on Mars one day

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Meetup

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An informal meeting, especially the one of people who share a common interest

Dima adores Sasha’s long speeches at the end of each meetup

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Plethora

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A large or excessive amount of something

Dima was astonished when one girl told him: “There’s a plethora of strong muscles on Sasha’s body! I dream of fucking with him!”

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Brevity

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1) Concise and exact use of words

The brevity and professionalism with which Sasha asks Dima about his dick size are amazing!

2) A short time

The brevity of life sometimes intimidates me: I met Dima for the first time almost 8 years ago!

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Counter

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1) A long, flat, narrow surface at which people are served

Dima was the most handsome man behind the counter, and girls were always staring at him

2) A flat surface on a kitchen, on which food can be prepared

Dima, why have your sister put her slimes onto the counter? You had to watch over her!

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Chore

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A routine task, especially a household one

When Dima deals with his chores, he immediately calls Sasha

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Epitome

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A person or thing that is a perfect example of a particular quality or type

Every girl who sees Dima thinks he’s an epitome of handsomeness and cuteness

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Perspicuousness

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The quality of being coherent and easily understood

Sasha is an epitome of perspicuousness when it comes to explaining difficult concepts

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Burnout

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A state of emotional, physical, and mental exhaustion caused by excessive or prolonged stress

Our daily grind can lead to a real burnout, and that’s why I’m introducing a new challenge that will make us a lot more satisfied with what we’re doing

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Embezzlement

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The crime of secretly taking money that is in your care or that belongs to an organization or business you work for

Sasha really hopes Dima will never be convicted of embezzlement of their company’s funds

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Locket

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A small piece of jewelry that opens to show a small picture or piece of hair, usually worn on a chain around a person’s neck

Dima would definitely enjoy wearing a locket with a tiny portrait of 002 inside

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Vow

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A solemn promise or assertion

Sasha hopes his vow not to leave Dima under any circumstances is mutual

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Guerrilla

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A member of a band of irregular soldiers that harasses the enemy by surprise raids, sabotages communication and supply lines, etc.

A small band of guerrillas had blown up a russian train on the infamous Crimea bridge, and a few moments after that bavovna, a couple of ATACMS broke the bridge into pieces

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Skull

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The bones of the head that surround the brain and give the head its shape

Prigozhin has never cared about piles of invaders’ skulls and bones around Bakhmut

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Salvation

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Something that prevents danger, loss, or harm

Sasha and Dima have always been each other’s salvation when they became really bored and lonely

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Bait

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1) Food used to entice fish or other animals as prey

Herrings make excellent bait for pike

2) An allurement; a thing intended to tempt or entice

Four cameras on a budget smartphone is such a nonsense! However, many potential buyers take this bait

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Assailant

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A person who physically attacks another

The police have no firm leads about the identity of his assailant

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Berk

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A stupid person

Dima felt a right berk when he couldn’t recall his dick size to tell his girlfriend about it

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Bollocks (UK)

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1) A rude word for nonsense

Everything he said was absolute bollocks

2) Testicles

I think Dima’s biggest complex is small bollocks

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Mastermind

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1) A person with an outstanding intellect

Sasha has become an eminent AI mastermind and now he’s targeting space exploration

2) Someone who plans a difficult activity, often a crime, in detail and makes certain that it happens successfully

L had to prevent a criminal mastermind—Kira—from killing people, but he lost

3) A person who supplies the directing or creative intelligence for a project; encourager; inspirer

Chalfin was involved in all aspects of Vizcaya’s design and is considered the artistic mastermind behind its creation

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Bend

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1) A curved part of something

There’s a bend in the pipe so you can’t see from one end to the other

2) A curve, especially a sharp one, in a road, river, racecourse, or path

Their house is down the road, just past the bend

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Sortie

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1) A short, quick attack by a military force, such as a small group of soldiers or an aircraft, made against an enemy position

A series of sorties was carried out at night by specially equipped aircraft

2) A short trip to somewhere you have not been before, often with a particular purpose

It was our first sortie into the shopping center

3) An attempt to do something

This is the acclaimed historian John Taylor’s first sortie into fiction

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Bummer

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1) A thing that is annoying or disappointing

The party was a real bummer!

2) A rude word for something that is very annoying or not convenient

I’ve left my wallet at home. What a bummer!

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Pillar

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1) A strong column made of stone, metal, or wood that supports part of a building

A row of reinforced concrete pillars supports the bridge

2) Something shaped like a pillar

A pillar of smoke

3) A very important member or part of a group, organization, system, etc.; a person or thing regarded as reliably providing essential support for something

He’s a pillar of the Dallas business community

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Bail

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An amount of money that a person who has been accused of a crime pays to a law court so that he or she can be released until his or her trial

He was released on bail (of $100,000)

Because of a previous conviction, the judge refused to grant bail (= allow the accused person to be released)

Her parents have agreed to put up/stand (US also post) (= pay) bail for her

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Aggravate

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1) To make a bad situation worse

Attempts to restrict parking in the city center have further aggravated the problem of traffic congestion

2) To annoy someone

Stop aggravating me, will you!

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Disciple

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A person who believes in the ideas and principles of someone famous and tries to live the way that person does or did

Misa was Kira’s most ardent disciple

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Shtick

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1) The type of humor typical of a comedian

Pratfalls and other physical gags are typical of Carey’s shtick

2) One’s special trait, interest, or activity

Sasha’s best shtick is managing to force Dima to stay with him as long as possible

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Headspace

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1) The volume above a liquid or solid in a closed (sealed) container

To process sauce, immediately ladle hot sauce into hot, clean half-pint canning jars, leaving 1/4-inch headspace

2) Vertical space in which to stand, sit, or move; headroom

The sleeping area [of a tiny house] looks restful and thanks to the curved roof, probably has more headspace than most …

3) A person’s state of mind or mindset

If you’re not in the right headspace for this stuff it’s going to bore you, no matter how well it’s done

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Sewer

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A large pipe, usually underground, that is used for carrying waste water and human waste away from buildings to a place where they can be safely gotten rid of

A complicated system of sewers runs under the city

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Conduit

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1) A natural or artificial channel through which something (such as a fluid) is conveyed

There is a conduit for conveying water to the power plant near my country house

Cracks in the rocks can act as conduits, transporting polluted water upward

2) A tube or trough for protecting electric wiring

The gas pipe should not be close to any electrical conduit

3) A way of connecting two places

The warehouse will be a regional conduit for goods shipped to the port, then transported to stores

4) Someone or something that provides a way of passing something such as information or payments from one person to another; a means of transmitting or distributing

The social media platform has served as a conduit for illicit payments

A captain is the conduit between the coach and the players

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Chops

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1) The area of the face surrounding the mouth of a person or an animal; jaws

“I’ll give him a smack in the chops if he doesn’t shut up,” declared Dima when Sasha started telling all the girls at the party that Dima’s dick is about 5 inches. However, after all that talking, Sasha’s chops were tired, so he decided to have a quick sex with some girl

2) Ability and technical skill, especially in playing a musical instrument or in acting

Her superb songwriting chops are on display in this album

3) The ability, skill, or experience needed to do something well

She just doesn’t have the chops for this demanding role

Children as young as two already have the mental chops to understand politeness

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Sundae

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A dish of ice cream with added ingredients such as fruit, nuts, syrup, and whipped cream

Dima had already wanted to order a strawberry sundae, but Sasha reminded him that the challenge would be failed

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Implication

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1) The conclusion that can be drawn from something although it is not explicitly stated

From what she said, the implication was that they were splitting up

2) The effect that an action or decision will have on something else in the future

The company is cutting back its spending and I wonder what the implications will be for our department

3) The action or state of being involved in something

The case depended upon his implication of his co-workers in the fraud

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Wrinkle

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A slight line or fold in something, especially fabric or the skin of the face

She smoothed out the wrinkles from her skirt

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Blotch

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A mark that is not regular in shape, for example on a person’s skin

His face was covered in purple blotches