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Set 14 Flashcards

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befuddle

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befuddle

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gawk

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gawk

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machismo

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machismo

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wharf

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wharf

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enfeeble

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enfeeble

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ephemeral

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ephemeral

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sop

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sop

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gibbous

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gibbous

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mollify

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mollify

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piazza

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piazza

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sag

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sag

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dry run

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dry run

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disenfranchise

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disenfranchise

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jostle

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jostle

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granite

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granite

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ecumenical

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ecumenical

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paragon

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paragon

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spillway

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spillway

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sojourn

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sojourn

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expository

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expository

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sheepish

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sheepish

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morose

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morose

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amortize

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amortize

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bawdy

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bawdy

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eloquent

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eloquent

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strung up

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strung up

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wheedle

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wheedle

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derrick

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derrick

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whipsaw

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whipsaw

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increment

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increment

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twelfth

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twelfth

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intone

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intone

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ravishing

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ravishing

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dopey

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dopey

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olfactory

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olfactory

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thickheaded

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thickheaded

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whip up

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whip up

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dictum

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dictum

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tart

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tart

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connoisseur

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connoisseur

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fecund

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fecund

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courteous

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courteous

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jumpy

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jumpy

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bullyrag

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bullyrag

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equable

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equable

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filigree

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filigree

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blasphemy

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blasphemy

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anorexic

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anorexic

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ovoid

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ovoid

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indictment

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indictment

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relegate

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relegate

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regale

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regale

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stir

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stir

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hearth

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hearth

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juvenile

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juvenile

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bedlam

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bedlam

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biped

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biped

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moreish

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moreish

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bloodcurdling

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bloodcurdling

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perpetuity

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perpetuity

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doozy

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doozy

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askance

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askance

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plucky

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plucky

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ordeal

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ordeal

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gaiety

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gaiety

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prim

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prim

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spunky

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spunky

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throes

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throes

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forefinger

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forefinger

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punch-drunk

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punch-drunk

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punctilious

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punctilious

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impenetrable

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impenetrable

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bile

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bile

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antagonism

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antagonism

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excoriate

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excoriate

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ebullient

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ebullient

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mainstay

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mainstay

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sagacity

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sagacity

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reel

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reel

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vacuity

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vacuity

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credulous

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credulous

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lineal

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lineal

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rite

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rite

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piety

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piety

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fait accompli

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fait accompli

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dissipate

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dissipate

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oodles

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oodles

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holler

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holler

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siesta

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siesta

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gash

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gash

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muzzy

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muzzy

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cutlery

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cutlery

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commandment

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commandment

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excrete

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excrete

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gravel

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gravel

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cistern

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cistern

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listless

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listless

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hearsay

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hearsay

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narrowly

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narrowly

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consort

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consort

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arrogate

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arrogate

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peal

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peal

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alight

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alight

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prig

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prig

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infatuate

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infatuate

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vilify

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vilify

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heartthrob

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heartthrob

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acerbic

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acerbic

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heathen

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heathen

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off the wagon

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off the wagon

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pewter

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pewter

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clerical

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clerical

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relent

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relent

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teething problems

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teething problems

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warm to sb/sth

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warm to sb/sth

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get on with sth

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get on with sth

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fob sb off

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fob sb off

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shunt

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shunt

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sort sth/sb out

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sort sth/sb out

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truancy

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truancy

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shoot off

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shoot off

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ostentatious

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ostentatious

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scrub up well

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scrub up well

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tell sb off

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tell sb off

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beef

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beef

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demur

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demur

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fill sb in

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fill sb in

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rub off

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rub off

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get up to sth

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get up to sth

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polemic

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polemic

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take for a spin

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take for a spin

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catholic

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catholic

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lay sb/sth out

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lay sb/sth out

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inquire

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inquire

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iron sth out

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iron sth out

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be cooking (with gas)

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be cooking (with gas)

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brush off

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brush off

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unruly

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unruly

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ineffable

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ineffable

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monopolize

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monopolize

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unkempt

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unkempt

142
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faff about

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faff about

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retrograde

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retrograde

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pew

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pew

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hash sth out

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hash sth out

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to have eyes like saucers

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to have eyes like saucers

to be looking at someone or something with wide eyes, likely due to surprise or awe.
…We all had eyes like saucers when Mom and Aunt Judy started screaming at each other during dinner.

> The Free Dictionary

147
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wake/woke/woken

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wake (past tense woke /wəʊk $ woʊk/, past participle woken /ˈwəʊkən $ ˈwoʊ-/)

awake (past tense awoke /əˈwəʊk $ əˈwoʊk/, past participle awoken /əˈwəʊkən $ əˈwoʊ-/)

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  • In everyday English, people usually use wake up rather than awake:
    • I woke up at 4 o’clock this morning.

> Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

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drive a wedge between

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drive a wedge between

149
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by the same token

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by the same token

150
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elicit

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elicit

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passerby

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passerby

152
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isle

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isle

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gruelling

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gruelling

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gratify

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gratify

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irreparable

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irreparable

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when push comes to shove

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when push comes to shove

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confederate

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confederate

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doleful

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doleful

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footsie

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footsie

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canine

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canine

161
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unbeknownst

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unbeknownst

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romp

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romp

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runner-up

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runner-up

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playwright

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playwright

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dinky

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dinky

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opine

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opine

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megalomaniac

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megalomaniac

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arcane

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arcane

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strapping

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strapping

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by and large

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by and large

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fever pitch

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fever pitch

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unfettered

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unfettered

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aisle

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aisle

174
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dissent

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dissent

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trifling

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trifling

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stanza

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stanza

177
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intrepid

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intrepid

178
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despotic

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despotic

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dulcet

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dulcet

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veritable

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veritable

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elective

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elective

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fool’s errand

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fool’s errand

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demote

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demote

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fiendish

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fiendish

185
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ruffle someone’s feathers

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ruffle someone’s feathers

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typecast

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typecast

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schmooze

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schmooze

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patron

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patron

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par for the course

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par for the course

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spiel

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spiel

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underling

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underling

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unsolicited

/ˌʌnsəˈlɪsɪtɪd/

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(adj.) not asked for or requested

She received a lot of unsolicited advice after announcing her career change.

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face plant

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face plant

194
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dignitary

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dignitary

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powder keg

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powder keg

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Pollyanna

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Pollyanna

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square off

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square off

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snap at sb

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snap at sb

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the jury is (still) out on sth

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the jury is (still) out on sth

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