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sophisticated lexis Flashcards

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tenacious

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keeping a firm hold of something

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gilded

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covered with gold paint

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torpid

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tired

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festooned

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decorated

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abberation

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differs from the norm

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abhor

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to hate

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alactrity

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eagerness

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barzen

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bold

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callous

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harsh, cold

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coerce

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making someone do something by force/ threat

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clandestine

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secret

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coherent

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logically consistent

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decry

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openly criticize

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debase

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lower esteem/ quality

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15
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despot

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one who has total power and is cruel

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dilligent

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care/hard working

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impertinent

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rude

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gluttony

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overindulgence in food/drink

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feral

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savage

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innate

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inherit

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maverick

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independant person

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meticulous

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careful with details

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novice

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beginner

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parody

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sarcastic imitation

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perusal

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careful examination

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vex

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to confuse/annoy

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rash

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hasty

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umbrage

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resentment

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repudiante

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reject help

30
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salient

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significant/ conspicuous

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taciturn

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not inclined to talk

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serendipity

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luck
finding good things by accident

33
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eleemosynary

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supported by charity

34
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taboo

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a social custom to avoid doing that activity or talking about that subject, because people find it embarrassing or offensive.

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marginalised

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treated as insignificant

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accentuates

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makes prominent

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transgression

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an act that goes against code of conduct

38
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daunting

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difficult to deal with, intimidating

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diplomatic

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when a person is able to control a difficult situation without upsetting anyone

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enigmatic

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mysterious and difficult to understand

41
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domineering

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arrogant and careless about other’s feelings

42
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malevolent

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necessarily causes violence

43
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dauntless

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not easily frightened

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nascenting

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developing e.g. macbeth’s decent to murdering anyone he wants to

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turmoil

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state of confusion and anxiety

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