Session 8. More vocab Flashcards

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Disharmony

A

A lack of agreement

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2
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Acrimony

A

Bitterness or bad-feeling

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3
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Matrimony

A

Marriage

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4
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Alimony

A

The money that is paid to a spouse (husband or wife) following a divorce

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5
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Harmony

A

Being in agreement

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6
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Dense

A

A compact substance / (of a person) stupid

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7
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Heath

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An area of open land that has not been farmed

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8
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Hearth

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The floor of a fireplace

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9
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Spite

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A desire to hurt, annoy or offend someone

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10
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Malignant

A

Evil in nature

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11
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Malicious

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Intending to do harm

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12
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Malign

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To speak about someone in a critical way

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13
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Malice

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A desire to harm someone

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14
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Malcontent

A

Dissatisfied or rebellious

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15
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Brow

A

Forehead

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16
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Expectant

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Having an excited feeling that something is about to happen

17
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Baiting

A

Deliberately annoying someone

18
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Mutation

A

Changing from one thing to another

19
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Flotation

A

(Something) having the ability to float

20
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Carnation

A

A pink flower

21
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Citation

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A quotation from a book / a mention of an act deserving of praise

22
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Stifle

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Suffocate / to prevent

23
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Hoist

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To lift something

24
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Rift

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A crack or split / a serious break in a friendship

25
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Context

A

The circumstances around an event or statement

26
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Rebuff

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To reject in an ungrateful way