(Reversed) Class02 EIB HW 2 Flashcards

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1
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Showing ill will, especially towards an enemy

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Hostile

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2
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Completely puzzled or confused

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Bewildered

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3
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Made impure and harmful

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Contaminated

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4
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Signal someone with your arm or hand to tell that person to come closer

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Beckon

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5
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Standing out

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Conspicuous

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6
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A large building that has apartments or rooms for rent and that is usually in a poorer part of a city

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Tenement

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7
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Large group or number of things

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Array

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8
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No longer used by anyone

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Obsolete

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9
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Not done with confidence or certainty; hesitant

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Tentative

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10
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Not conscious of someone or something

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Oblivious

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11
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Tentative unsure or slow in acting or speaking

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Hesitant

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12
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Elegantly stylish and fashionable

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Chic

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13
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Going around from one place to another in pursuit of pleasure

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Gallivanting

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14
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Having a great deal of knowledge of culture and fashion

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Sophisticated

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15
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A peculiar aspect of a person’s character

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Quirk

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16
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A behaviour peculiar to an individual

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Idiosyncrasy

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17
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Delaying or delayed beyond the expected time

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Tardy

18
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A person who engages in an unpaid pursuit

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Amateur

19
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A person one know slightly and who is not a close friend

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Acquaintance

20
Q

Abrupt in manner

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Gruff

21
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Older relatives

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Ancestors

22
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Legs and arms

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Limbs

23
Q

Temporarily move away from a topic

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Digress

24
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Short rest in the afternoon

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Siesta

25
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Calm

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Nonchalant

26
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Feel uncomfortable

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Anxiety

27
Q

Stupefied

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Baffled

28
Q

To owed; in debt of someone

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Beholden

29
Q

State of uncertainty

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Quandary

30
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Persisting in an idea

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Adamant

31
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Situations

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Circumstances

32
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A secret reason

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Ulterior motive

33
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Suddenly/unknowingly

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Abrupt

34
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Place to live on university/college campus

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Dormitory

35
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Shy/scared

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Timid

36
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Being untidy

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Unkempt

37
Q

Related to the study of plants

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Botanical

38
Q

Dangerous or unfortunate situation

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Plight

39
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To express sorrow or grief

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Lamented

40
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Cruel/evil

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Despicable

41
Q

Something sexual

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Amorous