Session 10. Vocab Flashcards

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Desist

A

To stop doing something

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2
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Defer

A

Postpone

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3
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Lame

A

Being unable to walk (due to injury) / dull and boring

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4
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Rabble

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A disorderly crowd

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5
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Feeble

A

Weak

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6
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Conform

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To stick to the rules

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7
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Inform

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To give facts or information

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8
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Reform

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To make changes to improve something

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9
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Transform

A

Change

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10
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Consume

A

Eat

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11
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Subsume

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Include or absorb

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12
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Rationalise

A

To try and explain using logical reasons

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13
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Hoodlum

A

Someone who engages with crime or violence

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14
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Feud

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A long and bitter quarrel

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15
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Scandal

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An event that is seen as legally or morally wrong

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16
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Vandal

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Someone who deliberately damages things belonging to others

17
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Tidal

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Relating to tides

18
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Batch

A

A quantity of products that were made at the same time

19
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Allocate

A

Distribute for a particular purpose (e.g. money, tasks)

20
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Allege

A

To claim someone has done something wrong

21
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Allude

A

To suggest or hint at something

22
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Assign

A

Distribute for a particular purpose (e.g. money, tasks)[same as allocate]

23
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Seize

A

Grab suddenly and forcibly

24
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Commandeer

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To take control of something by force

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Incur
being given something bad because of ones own actions (e.g. you may incur a fine for visiting someone else's household during lockdown)
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Ineffable
describes something that is not-to-be-mentioned
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Invasive
Tending to spread quickly / tending to intrude on someone's thoughts
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Invalid
not valid (acceptable) / a person who is disabled by injury or illness
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Intentional
On purpose
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Ascribe
Thinking that something is being caused by something else (e.g. you might ascribe your stomach ache to all the sweets you ate for breakfast)