Set 15 Flashcards

Question 1

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meet up

Question 2

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anomie

Question 3

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blackball

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blackball

Question 4

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hankering

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hankering

Question 5

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dress sb down

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dress sb down

Question 6

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slay/slew/slain

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slay/slew/slain

Question 7

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brickbat

Question 8

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umpire

Question 9

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underhandedness

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underhandedness

Question 10

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flak

Question 11

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backhanded

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backhanded

Question 12

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spill one’s guts

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spill one’s guts

Question 13

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ascribe

Question 14

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wrangle

Question 15

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kick the can

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kick the can

Question 16

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be hung up on sth

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be hung up on sth

Question 17

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impropriety

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impropriety

Question 18

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innate

Question 19

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badinage

Question 20

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pull a face

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pull a face

Question 21

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unyielding

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unyielding

Question 22

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tantrum

Question 23

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draw on

Question 24

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rambunctious

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rambunctious

Question 25

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demean

Question 26

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swat

Question 27

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dreck

Question 28

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beneficence

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beneficence

Question 29

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coffer

Question 30

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preordained

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preordained

Question 31

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set forth

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set forth

Question 32

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buy-in

Question 33

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foible

Question 34

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in light of

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in light of

Question 35

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acumen

Question 36

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latch on to

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latch on to

Question 37

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decorum

Question 38

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sidetrack

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sidetrack

Question 39

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sleep in

Question 40

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slither

Question 41

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equanimity

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equanimity

Question 42

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recuperative

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recuperative

Question 43

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misanthrope

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misanthrope

Question 44

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pull rank

/pʊl ræŋk/

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(phr.) to use one’s higher status or authority to gain an advantage or force compliance

The manager didn’t want to wait in line, so he pulled rank to get served first.

Question 45

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jugular

Question 46

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pit sb/sth against sb/sth

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pit sb/sth against sb/sth

Question 47

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assiduous

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assiduous

Question 48

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hem and haw

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hem and haw

Question 49

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accost

Question 50

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modicum

Question 51

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spellbind

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spellbind

Question 52

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aggrandize

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aggrandize

Question 53

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every now and then

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every now and then

Question 54

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blurt

/blɜːrt/

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(v.) to say something suddenly and without thinking, especially because you are excited or nervous

She couldn’t help but blurt out the secret as soon as her friend arrived.
“Will you marry me?” he blurted.
“Gosh, you look awful!” she blurted.

> late 16th century: probably imitative.
> Oxford Dictionary of English, Merriam-Webster, Cambridge Dictionary

Question 55

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veil

Question 56

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push the envelope

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push the envelope

Question 57

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leave sb high and dry

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leave sb high and dry

Question 58

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tutelage

Question 59

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feisty

Question 60

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beyond your wildest dreams

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beyond your wildest dreams

to a degree or in a way you had never thought possible
…Suddenly she was rich beyond her wildest dreams.
…The plan succeeded beyond my wildest dreams.
…Because even in our wildest financial dreams, we’ll never earn our way out of it.
— More, faster, better (Rosie Spinks • Jan 26, 2024 • Substack)

Question 61

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floor

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floor

noun

…

verb

TODO

Question 62

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flog a dead horse

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flog a dead horse

1 : to keep talking about a subject that has already been discussed or decided
…I don’t mean to flog a dead horse, but I still don’t understand what happened.

2 : to waste time and effort trying to do something that is impossible
…He keeps trying to get it published but I think he’s flogging a dead horse.

> Merriam-Webster, Cambridge Dictionary

Question 63

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salacious

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salacious

Question 64

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gumption

Answer 37

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situationship

Answer 38

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at a loss

Answer 39

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corporeal

Answer 40

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farm sb/sth out

Answer 41

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put sth away

Answer 42

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oblivious

Answer 43

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unsullied

Answer 44

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forswear/forswore/forsworn

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dissertation

Answer 46

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dilettante

Answer 47

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subjugation

Answer 48

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beef sth up

Answer 49

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unrequited

Answer 50

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euthanasia

Answer 51

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exoticize

Answer 52

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Chicken Little

Answer 53

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slap-up meal/dinner etc

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defamation

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go down a treat

Answer 56

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deliberate

Answer 57

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elsewhere

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all hands on deck

Answer 59

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proclivity

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mercenary

Answer 61

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get round to sth

Answer 62

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turnaround

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(n.) the quality of being friendly and lively; jovial /ˈdʒoʊviəl/ warmth and good cheer

The holiday gathering was marked by a spirit of conviviality, with laughter and animated conversation filling the room.

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entertain

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aristocrat

Answer 66

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weathered

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(phr.) to choose or support something or someone decisively

After much deliberation, she decided to plump for the blue dress.

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(adj.) impossible to understand or interpret; If a person or their expression is inscrutable, it is very hard to know what they are really thinking or what they mean.

In public he remained inscrutable.

> late Middle English: from ecclesiastical Latin inscrutabilis, from in- ‘not’ + scrutari ‘to search’ (see scrutiny).
> Collins English Dictionary, Oxford Dictionary of English

Answer 69

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complicit

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outpatient

Answer 71

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reprehend

Answer 72

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untenable

Answer 73

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intricate

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vacillate

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preeminent

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fly/flew/flown

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tick sb/sth off

Answer 78

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above the fray

Answer 79

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hardheaded

Answer 80

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improvident

Answer 81

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pine away

Answer 82

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obsolescence

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tremendous

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gobsmacked

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incarnation

Answer 86

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ingratiate

Answer 87

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triplicate

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highfalutin

Answer 89

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nomophobia

Answer 90

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mischief
/ˈmɪstʃɪf/

noun

1 playful or mildly troublesome behavior, especially by children: NAUGHTINESS, badness, bad behavior, misbehavior, mischievousness, misconduct, misdemeanor, perversity, disobedience, pranks, tricks, larks, capers; informal monkey business, shenanigans, goings-on, hanky-panky; British informal carry-on, carryings-on, jiggery-pokery, monkey tricks
…The boys were full of mischief at the family gathering.
…Her eyes sparkled with mischief as she planned a prank.

2 the pleasure or enjoyment of playing tricks on people or embarrassing them: IMPISHNESS, roguishness, devilment
…Kiki’s eyes were bright with mischief.
…There was a hint of mischief in his smile.
…She had a natural mischief that made everyone laugh.

3 → make mischief
INFORMAL
to deliberately cause quarrels or unfriendly feelings between people

make mischief between
…I didn’t want to make mischief between them.

4 : HARM, hurt, an injury; impairment, damage, detriment, ill, trouble

→ do yourself a mischief
INFORMAL•BRITISH
to injure yourself slightly
…If you try to lift that box, you’ll do yourself a mischief.

5 damage or harm that is done to someone or to their property
…The jury cleared him of the charge of criminal mischief.
…Spreading false rumors can lead to serious mischief.
…The hacker’s mischief disrupted the entire system.

> From mes- “adversely, badly” (see mis- (2)) + chever “happen, come to a head,” from Vulgar Latin *capare “head,” from Latin caput “head” (from PIE root kaput- “head”).
> Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English, Oxford American Writer’s Thesaurus, Etymonline

Answer 91

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reprehensible

Answer 92

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culmination

Answer 93

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trolleyed

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chap
/tʃæp/

verb
1 (of the skin) to become cracked, rough, or sore, especially through exposure to wind or cold weather
…His skin is very dry and chaps easily.

1a to cause skin to become rough, cracked, or sore due to cold or dry conditions
…The winter wind chapped his lips.
…Her hands were chapped from washing dishes.

noun

1 (informal, mainly British) a man or boy
…He’s a decent chap.
…That chap over there is my neighbor.

2 cracks in the skin caused by exposure to cold or dry conditions
…She applied lip balm to prevent chaps.
…The lotion helped heal the chaps on his hands.

3 → chaps
[plural] protective leather covers worn over your trousers when riding a horse
…The cowboy put on his chaps before riding.
…Her leather chaps protected her legs while riding.

> Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English, Oxford Dictionary of English

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scalding
/ˈskɔːldɪŋ/

adjective

1 extremely hot; hot enough to burn
…Be careful, the coffee is scalding hot!
…She tested the scalding water with her finger and quickly pulled it back.

2 harshly critical or severe
…He gave his son a scalding lecture about responsibility.
…The critic wrote a scalding review of the new movie.

> scald (v.): c. 1200, scalden, “to be very hot;” also “to affect (someone) painfully by short exposure to hot liquid or steam,” from Old North French escalder “to scald, to scorch” (Old French eschalder “heat, boil up, bubble,” Modern French échauder), from Late Latin excaldare “bathe in hot water” (source also of Spanish escaldar, Italian scaldare “heat with hot water”), from Latin ex “out, out of” (see ex-) + calidus “hot” (from PIE root kele- (1) “warm”). Related: Scalded; scalding.
> Etymonline

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(adj.) having a jagged or saw-like edge: JAGGED /ˈdʒæɡɪd/, sawtoothed, sawtooth, saw-edged, zigzag, notched, indented, toothed; technical serrate, serrulate, serrulated, serriform, serratiform, crenulated, crenate, denticulate, denticulated

The chef used a serrated knife to easily slice through the crusty bread.

> “notched on the edge like a saw,” 1660s, from Latin serratus “sawlike, notched like a saw,” from serra “a saw” (also a name of a type of serrated battle formation), a word of unknown origin. De Vaan suggests a connection to Latin sario ‘to hoe, weed,” and a PIE source in *sers- “cutting off.”
> Etymonline